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Exploring the relationship between truck load capacity and traffic accidents in the European Union
(Elsevier Science, 2016)
Applying econometric techniques to EU28 panel data and controlling for explanatory variables such as road types, we find that increased truck load capacity does not necessarily aggravate road traffic safety. Specifically, ...
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Analyzing the safety impact of longer and heavier vehicles circulating in the European market
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD, 2021)
The European Union (EU) has developed different strategies to internalize the costs of excessive motor traffic in the road freight transport sector. One of these is a relaxation of restrictions on the size and load capacity ...
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An analysis of the determinants of cruise traffic: An empirical application to the Spanish port system
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science LTD, 2014)
We study the determinants that affect the capacity of ports to attract cruise ships in Spain. The conclusion is that the likelihood of having cruise traffic is linked to ports located in populous areas and close to large ...
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Could being in the European Union save lives? An econometric analysis of the Common Road Safety Policy for the EU-27
(Routledge Journals, 2014)
Traffic safety has become a major component of European transport policies. But the road to a real Common European Road Safety Policy has been a long one. The notion of Europeanization might help to describe the European ...
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Can health public expenditure reduce the tragic consequences of road traffic accidents? The EU-27 experience
(Springer, 2014)
This study uses data for the EU-27 countries in the period 1999–2009 to estimate determinants of road traffic fatality rates. Controlling for country attributes and road safety policy variables, we examine the influence ...