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Economics of Transportation

Volumes 26-27, June-September 2021, 100219
Economics of Transportation

Pedestrian deaths and large vehicles

Author links open overlay panelJustinTyndall
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Highlights

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    Consumer vehicles in the US have become larger in recent years.

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    Pedestrian deaths have recently increased in the US.

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    The analysis makes use of a complete data set of fatal vehicle
    crashes in the US spanning 2000-2019.

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    Results suggest that metropolitan areas with more growth in large
    vehicles suffered greater rates of pedestrian fatalities.

Abstract

Traffic fatalities in the US have been rising among pedestrians even
as they fall among motorists. Contemporaneously, the US has undergone
a significant shift in consumer preferences for motor vehicles, with
larger Sport Utility Vehicles comprising an increased market share.
Larger vehicles may pose a risk to pedestrians, increasing the
severity of collisions. I use data covering all fatal vehicle
collisions in the US and exploit heterogeneity in changing vehicle
fleets across metros for identification. Between 2000 and 2019, I
estimate that replacing the growth in Sport Utility Vehicles with
cars would have averted 1,100 pedestrian deaths. I find no evidence
that the shift towards larger vehicles improved aggregate motorist
safety.

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Keywords

Transportation
Safety
Health
Traffic fatalities
Externalities
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