@article{ref1,
title="Accident rates in road tunnels and social cost evaluation",
journal="Procedia - social and behavioral sciences",
year="2012",
author="Caliendo, Ciro and De Guglielmo, Maria Luisa",
volume="53",
number="",
pages="166-177",
abstract="This work presents the results of a study carried out to estimate accident rates and associated social-cost rates in motorway tunnels. A comparison between the results obtained in the investigated tunnels and those of the corresponding motorways containing these structures was also made. A 4-year monitoring period was considered. Severe accident rates and cost rates in tunnels were often found to be higher than those on the corresponding motorways. An exemplified benefit-cost analysis was also made. The computed benefit-cost ratios may represent a preliminary support in the choice of the priority of assigning public funds in order to improve safety.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1877-0428",
doi="10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.870",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.870"
}