Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market.

Journal of Safety Research
José I Castillo-ManzanoXavier Fageda

Abstract

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. This article provides an econometric analysis of the potential impact on road safety of allowing the circulation of "megatrucks" throughout the EU. The findings show that countries that currently allow megatrucks to circulate present lower traffic accident and fatality levels, on average. 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...Continue Reading

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