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On the relationship between congestion and road safety in cities

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We empirically examine the relationship between traffic congestion and deaths in road accidents at the city level. We use panel data from 130 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.

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ALBALATE, Daniel and FAGEDA, Xavier. On the relationship between congestion and road safety in cities. Transport Policy. 2021. Vol. 105, num. 145-152. ISSN 0967-070X. [consulted: 16 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/183916

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