Citation

Mohd Fauzi MY, Nor Ghani MN, Radin Umar RS, Ahmad Hariza H. Appl. Health Econ. Health Policy 2004; 3(1): 5-8.

Affiliation

Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Technologi Mara, Selangor, Malaysia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15702934

Abstract

Motorcyclists constitute a large proportion of total road casualties in Asian countries. Unfortunately, studies conducted for the purpose of evaluating the cost of traffic crashes, and cost-benefit analyses of safety interventions, are almost nonexistent in these countries. The loss-of-output approach to valuing life has been used for many years, yet this method has also long been criticised as it results in significant resource misallocation. This study attempts to overcome this problem by estimating the value of a statistical life among motorcyclists using the willingness-to-pay method that is commonly used in developed countries. The study recommends adopting a value of MYR1.1 million (almost five times the previous estimate) per statistical life for public policy analysis involving motorcycle safety.