Researchers at Institute of Transport Economics Report New Data on Risk Management (A synthesis of studies of access point density as a risk factor…

Researchers at Institute of Transport Economics Report New Data on Risk Management (A synthesis of studies of access point density as a risk factor for road accidents)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Research findings on Risk Management are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Oslo, Norway, by VerticalNews editors, the research stated, "Studies of the relationship between access point density (number of access points, or driveways, per kilometre of road) and accident frequency or rate (number of accidents per unit of exposure) have consistently found that accident rate increases when access point density increases. This paper presents a formal synthesis of the findings of these studies."

Funders for this research include Norwegian Ministry of Transport, Norwegian Public Roads Administration.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the Institute of Transport Economics, "It was found that the addition of one access point per kilometre of road is associated with an increase of 4% in the expected number of accidents, controlling for traffic volume. Although studies consistently indicate an increase in accident rate as access point density increases, the size of the increase varies substantially between studies."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "In addition to reviewing studies of access point density as a risk factor, the paper discusses some issues related to formally synthesising regression coefficients by applying the inverse-variance method of meta analysis."

For more information on this research see: A synthesis of studies of access point density as a risk factor for road accidents. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2017;107():1-10. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting R. Elvik, Inst Transport Econ, N-0349 Oslo, Norway.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.07.006. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Oslo, Norway, Europe, Risk Management, Risk and Prevention, Institute of Transport Economics.

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