Asymmetric preferences for road safety: Evidence from a stated choice experiment among car drivers

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Author

Stefan Flügel
Rune Elvik
Knut Veisten
Luis I. Rizzi
Sunniva Frislid Meyer
Farideh Ramjerdi
Juan de Dios Ortúzar

Tipo de elemento

Journal Article

DOI

10.1016/j.trf.2015.04.001

ISSN

1369-8478

Abstract Note

Recent research has proposed fitting responses from discrete choice experiments to asymmetric value functions consistent with prospect theory, taking into account respondents’ reference points in their valuation of choice attributes. Previous studies have mainly concentrated on travel time and cost attributes, while evidence regarding road safety attributes is very limited.

This paper investigates the implicit utility of a road safety attribute, defined as the number of casualties per year in alternative car trip choices, when safety improves or deteriorates. Using appropriate statistical tests we are able to reject symmetric preferences for losses and gains in the level of safety and estimate a sigmoid value function that exhibits loss aversion and diminishing sensitivity. This adds an interesting psychological dimension to the preference of road safety. Possible implications of this finding for policy making are discussed.

Access Date

2015-12-29 00:37:33

Fecha

May 2015

Journal Abbreviation

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Library Catalog

ScienceDirect

Páginas

112-123

Publication Title

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Short Title

Asymmetric preferences for road safety

Título

Asymmetric preferences for road safety: Evidence from a stated choice experiment among car drivers

URL

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847815000649

Volume

31

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Citación

Stefan Flügel et al., “Asymmetric preferences for road safety: Evidence from a stated choice experiment among car drivers,” Omeka para Cedeus, consulta 5 de junio de 2023, http://pubs.cedeus.cl/omeka/document/61.

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