TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - On the relationship between congestion and road safety in cities
JO  - Transport policy
A1  - Albalate, Daniel
A1  - Fageda, Xavier
SP  - 145
EP  - 152
VL  - 105
IS  - 
N2  - We empirically examine the relationship between traffic congestion and deaths in road accidents at the city level. We use panel data from 129 large cities in Europe for the period 2008-2017. We find strong evidence of a quadratic relationship between congestion and deaths in accidents, using both parametric and non-parametric econometric techniques. The threshold point at which the relationship between congestion and deaths in accidents is reversed and becomes positive occurs when congestion results in about a 30 per cent increase in travel time compared to a free flow situation. For most congested cities, any effective measure to contain congestion may also lead to better safety outcomes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0967-070X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.03.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -