A Systematic Review of the Application of Road Safety Valuation Methods in Assessing the Economic Impact of Road Traffic Injuries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Review Question
- What road safety valuation methods exist?
- Have these methods been applied in LMICs and/or HICs?
1.2. Definition of Terms
2. Systematic Review Methods
2.1. PICOS Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.2. Search Strategy
2.3. Databases
2.4. Other Sources
2.5. Study Selection Process
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Valuation Methods
3.1.1. The Restitution Cost Method
3.1.2. The HC Method
- d represents the discount rate;
- r represents the growth rate of the economy;
- t represents the average number of years of lost production per fatality [19].
3.1.3. The WTP Method
3.1.4. Other Methods
3.2. Road Safety Valuation Methods Observed in Included Studies
3.3. Data Gathering
3.4. Application of Road Safety Valuation Methods Worldwide
4. Recommendation
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Method | Country | Data Collection | No. of Respondents | Target Population | Author(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WTP (CV) | Ethiopia | Questionnaires | 750 | 1 city | Mekonnen et al. [47] |
WTP (CV) | Sudan | Questionnaires | 1400 | 2 cities | Mofadal et al. [48] |
HC | Sudan | Existing data; questionnaires | 1400 | 2 cities | Mofadal & Kanitpong [49] |
Not specific | Uganda | Interviews | 860 | 1 hospital | Mowafi et al. [14] |
Restitution cost | Bangladesh | Interviews and existing data | 369 | 16 districts | Mashreky et al. [50] |
WTP (CV) | Bangladesh | Questionnaires | 780 | 5 districts | Mahmud [51] |
HC | Ghana | Existing data | N/A | 2 accidents | Baidoo & Ketu [52] |
HC and restitution cost | Ghana | Existing data and interviews | 24 | 1 municipality | Kudebong et al. [53] |
HC and restitution cost | Haiti | Existing data | N/A | 1 hospital | Zuraik et al. [54] |
WTP (SP) | India | Questionnaires and interviews | 446 | 1 country | Balakrishnan & Karuppanagounder [55] |
WTP (SP/CV) | India | Questionnaires | 1200 | 1 country | Bhattacharya et al. [35] |
System dynamics | India | Existing data, questionnaires and interviews | Not specific | N/A | Bora et al. [56] |
HC | India | Existing data, questionnaires and interviews | 95 | 1 city | Reddy et al. [57] |
HC (Gross Output) | Indonesia | Interviews and existing data | 70 | 1 province | Sugiyanto [58] |
HC | Indonesia | Interviews and existing data | 100 | 1 province | Sugiyanto & Santi [59] |
WTP (CV) and HC (Gross Output) | Indonesia | Questionnaires | 50 | 1 country | Widyastuti and Mulley [60] |
HC | Iran | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Ahadi & Razi-Ardakani [61] |
WTP (CV, SP and RP) | Iran | Questionnaires | 846 | 1 country | Ainy et al. [62] |
WTP (CV, SP and RP) | Iran | Questionnaires | 410 | 1 city | Ainy et al. [63] |
WTP (CV, SP and RP) | Iran | Questionnaires | 143 | 1 country | Ainy et al. [36] |
WTP (CV, SP and RP) | Iran | Questionnaires | 846 | Not specific | Ainy et al. [64] |
HC | Iran | Existing data | N/A | N/A | Hejazi et al. [65] |
WTP (CV) | Iran | Questionnaires | 590 | 1 city | Jarahi et al. [66] |
HC and restitution cost | Iran | Existing data and interviews | N/A | 1 hospital | Kavosi et al. [67] |
HC | Iran | Existing data | N/A | 2 hospitals | Rezaei et al. [68] |
WTP (CV) | Myanmar | Questionnaires and interviews | 1222 | 7 regions | Mon et al. [69] |
WTP (CV) | Myanmar | Questionnaires | 385 | 7 regions | Mon et al. [70] |
HC and restitution cost | Nepal | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Banstola et al. [32] |
HC (Gross Output) | Nepal | Existing data, interviews and questionnaires | 100 | 1 zone | Sapkota et al. [71] |
Restitution cost | Nigeria | Interviews | 266 | 1 tertiary hospital | Urua et al. [72] |
HC (Gross Output) | Philippines | Existing data | N/A | 2 tertiary hospitals | De Leon et al. [73] |
HC (Gross Output) | Vietnam | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Anh et al. [19] |
WTP (CV) | Vietnam | Questionnaires | 414 | 3 districts | Pham et al. [74] |
WTP, HC and restitution cost | Azerbaijan | Questionnaires, interviews and existing data | 200 | 1 country | World Bank [27] |
HC | Belize | Existing data | N/A | 1 hospital | Pérez-Núñez et al. [75] |
WTP (CV) | China | Questionnaires | 1050 | 1800 people | Liu & Zhao [76] |
WTP (SP) | China | Questionnaires | 1092 | 1 city | Zheng et al. [77] |
Not specific | China | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Tan et al. [78] |
WTP, HC and restitution cost | Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Paraguay | Existing data | N/A | 4 countries | Bhalla et al. [46] |
WTP and HC | Jordan | Questionnaires, interviews and existing data | 411 | 1 country | Ghadi et al. [79] |
HC | Jordan | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Jadaan et al. [80] |
WTP, HC and restitution cost | Kazakhstan | Questionnaires, interviews and existing data | 1365 | 1 district | Wijnen [26] |
WTP (CV) | Malaysia | Questionnaires | 320 | 1 country | Mohd Fauzi et al. [81] |
WTP (CV) | Malaysia | Questionnaires | 855 | 1 country | Nor & Yusoff [82] |
WTP (SP) | Malaysia | Questionnaires | 3000 | 1 country | Yusof et al. [83] |
WTP (SP) | Malaysia | Questionnaires | 3000 | 1 country | Yusoff et al. [84] |
HC and restitution cost | Mexico | Questionnaires, interviews and existing data | 297 | 4 medical facilities | Pérez-Núñez et al. [85] |
HC | Serbia | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Antić et al. [86] |
HC (Gross Output) | South Africa | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Olukoga & Harris [87] |
WTP (CV) | Thailand | Questionnaires | 1015 | 1 city | Chaturabong et al. [88] |
WTP (CV) | Thailand | Questionnaires | 1200 | 1 country | Puttawong & Chaturabong [89] |
HC | Thailand | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Chantith et al. [8] |
Personal Injury Recovery Cost (PIRC) | Australia | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Bambach & Mitchell [90] |
HC | Australia | Existing data | N/A | 8 states | Connelly & Supangan [7] |
WTP (SC) | Australia | Questionnaires | 385 | 1 country | Hensher et al. [39] |
WTP (SC) | Australia | Questionnaires | 312 | 1 country | Hensher et al. [91] |
Personal Injury Recovery Cost (PIRC) | Australia | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Mitchell & Bambach [92] |
WTP and HC (Gross Output) | Belgium | Existing data | Not specific | Not specific | De Brabander & Vereeck [6] |
WTP (SP/SC) | Chile | Questionnaires | 495 | Not specific | Hojman, et al. [93] |
WTP (SP) | Chile | Questionnaires | 342 | 1 route | Rizzi & de Dios Ortúzar [94] |
WTP (SP) | Chile | Questionnaires | 320 | 1 country | Iragüen & de Dios Ortúzar [95] |
WTP (SP) | Cyprus | Questionnaires and interviews | 374 | 5 districts | Niroomand & Jenkins [96] |
WTP (SP) | Cyprus | Questionnaires and interviews | 374 | 5 districts | Niroomand & Jenkins [5] |
WTP (SP) | Cyprus | Questionnaires and interviews | 378 | 5 districts | Niroomand & Jenkins [97] |
Restitution cost | Denmark | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Kruse [98] |
WTP (SP/CV) | France | Questionnaires and interviews | 2226 | 2 areas | Haddak [99] |
WTP (CV) | France | Questionnaires | 194 | 1 country | Haddak et al. [37] |
WTP (SP/CV) | France | Questionnaires | 2226 | 1 area | Haddak [100] |
Restitution cost | Greece, Germany and Italy | Questionnaires and interviews | 93 | 3 countries | Papadakaki et al. [101] |
Standard gamble | Japan | Questionnaires and interviews | 641 | 1 country | Koyama & Takeuchi [43] |
Restitution cost | Netherlands | Questionnaires and interviews | 1024 | 1 country | van der Vlegel et al. [102] |
WTP (SP) | Norway | Questionnaires | 2963 | 1 country | Flügel et al. [103] |
WTP (SP) | Poland | Questionnaires and interviews | 1085 | 1 country | Jaździk-Osmólska [104] |
HC | Portugal | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Donário et al. [10] |
HC | Romania | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Drosu & Cofaru [9] |
WTP | Saudi Arabia | Questionnaires | 148 | 1 city | Mohamed [105] |
HC | Singapore | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Chin et al. [106] |
HC | Singapore | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Chin [107] |
HC (Gross Output) | Singapore | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Chin [108] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Singapore | Questionnaires and interviews | 1500 | 1 country | Le et al. [109] |
WTP (SC) | Spain | Questionnaires and interviews | 477 | 1 city | González et al. [38] |
WTP (CV) | Spain | Questionnaires and interviews | 2020 | 1 country | Sánchez-Martínez et al. [44] |
WTP (RP) | Sweden | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Andersson [11] |
WTP (CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 977 | 1 country | Andersson [110] |
WTP (CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 1950 | 1 city | Andersson & Lindberg [111] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 871 | 1 country | Andersson et al. [112] |
WTP | Sweden | Questionnaires | 977 | 1 country | Andersson [113] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 920 | 1 country | Andersson et al. [114] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 1022 | 1 country | Andersson Järnberg et al. [115] |
WTP (CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 873 | 1 city | Hultkrantz et al. [116] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 940 | 1 city | Krüger & Svensson [117] |
WTP (CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 675 | 1 city | Persson et al. [118] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 1148 | 2 cities | Svensson [41] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 1500 | 1 city | Svensson [119] |
WTP (SP) | Sweden | Questionnaires | 1500 | 1 city | Svensson & Johansson [120] |
WTP (SP) | Taiwan | Questionnaires and existing data | 4089 | 1 country | Jou & Chen [121] |
WTP (SP/CV) | Taiwan | Questionnaires | 2122 | 1 country | Jou & Chen [122] |
WTP | UK | AIS and national accident statistics | 300 | 1 country | Morris et al. [123] |
WTP | UK | Existing data | N/A | 1 city | Campbell et al. [4] |
WTP (CV) | USA | Questionnaires | 723 | 1 city | Bishai et al. [124] |
HC | USA | Existing data | N/A | 1 country | Blincoe et al. [125] |
Not specific | USA | Existing data | N/A | 1 state | Dicker et al. [126] |
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Nankunda C, Evdorides H. A Systematic Review of the Application of Road Safety Valuation Methods in Assessing the Economic Impact of Road Traffic Injuries. Future Transportation. 2023; 3(4):1253-1271. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp3040069
Chicago/Turabian StyleNankunda, Charity, and Harry Evdorides. 2023. "A Systematic Review of the Application of Road Safety Valuation Methods in Assessing the Economic Impact of Road Traffic Injuries" Future Transportation 3, no. 4: 1253-1271. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp3040069