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Table 6 - Accident Costs by Type

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Table 6 - Accident Costs by Type

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Accident type Value per crash (dollars)
Fatality 4,113,956
Injury   144,291
Property damage     6,783

Note: The unit cost values are converted to year 2000 dollars, assuming an average 3.5% per year inflation rate.

Source: Miller and Moffet (1993)