Potential economic effects of the higher speed limit
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Możliwe ekonomiczne skutki podwyższenia limitu prędkości na drogach w Polsce
Potential economic effects of the higher speed limit on roads in Poland

Author(s): Mirosław Szreder, Ewa Wycinka
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Polska Izba Ubezpieczeń
Keywords: higher speed; economic effects; road; Poland

Summary/Abstract: The study presents a simulation of the expected changes in road accident and road accident casualty numbers in Poland as a result of increasing the speed limit on motorways and express roads as of 1 January 2011. The estimates are accompanied by respective costs which the road accidents generate for insurance companies and the economy as a whole. Most of the calculations have been based on official EU statistics.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 137- 148
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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