Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market |
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| Institution: | 1. Applied Economics & Management Research Group, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain;2. GIM-IREA, Universidad de Barcelona (Spain), Av. Diagonal, 690, 08034 Barcelona, Spain;1. College of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department University of Wasit, Kut, Iraq;2. Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051, USA;1. Alabama Transportation Institute, The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL, United States;2. Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL, United States;1. Department of Decision Sciences, HEC Montréal, 3000 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 2A7, Canada;2. Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Room 391, Macdonald Engineering Building, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec H3A 0C3, Canada;3. Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, C.P. 6079, succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada;4. Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Room 268, Macdonald Engineering Building, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec H3A 0C3, Canada;1. USDOT Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education (CAMMSE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, EPIC Building, Room 3366, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, United States;2. USDOT Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education (CAMMSE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, EPIC Building, Room 3261, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, United States;1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, United States;1. Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Department of Psychology, 12666 72 Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Canada;2. University College London, London, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Introduction: The European Union (EU) has developed different strategies to internalize the costs of excessive motor traffic in the road freight transport sector. One of these is a relaxation of restrictions on the size and load capacity of trucks that circulate between member States and a proposal has been made for Longer and Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) to be allowed to circulate across borders. LHVs are the so-called “megatrucks” (i.e., trucks with a length of 25 meters and a weight of 60 tonnes). Megatrucks have allowed to circulate for decades in some European countries such as Norway, Finland, and Sweden, world leaders in traffic accident prevention, although the impact that cross-border traffic would have on road safety is still unknown. Methods: This article provides an econometric analysis of the potential impact on road safety of allowing the circulation of “megatrucks” throughout the EU. Results: The findings show that countries that currently allow megatrucks to circulate present lower traffic accident and fatality levels, on average. Conclusions: The circulation of this type of vehicle is only advisable in countries where there is a certain degree of maturity and demonstrated achievements in the field of road safety. Practical applications: European countries that have allowed megatruck circulation obtaining better road safety outcomes in terms of accidents, although the accident lethality rate seems to be higher. Consequently, introducing megatruck circulation requires a prior proper preparation and examination. |
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| Keywords: | Road accidents Road fatalities Freight transport Longer and heavier vehicles Megatrucks Europe Panel data |
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