The Dutch Ministry of Transport commissioned the SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research to carry out a cost benefit study concerning the introduction of car front-end tests. The aim of this proposed measure is to increase the crash-safety of both pedestrians and cyclists. It was decided to develop a general design, so that the results of the study are comparable to two similar studies. Both of these studies have already been carried out by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and by the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt). The Dutch study uses the national accident data in order to describe the scope of the problem. Gross costs pertaining to casualties have also been calculated. The expected effectiveness of the proposed measure has been derived from in depth accident data, following the model used in the BASt study. The Dutch benefits of the proposed measure have been calculated by using the effectiveness data, the cost data, and the national accident figures. It is concluded that the implementation of the proposed measure will be of great benefit for the Netherlands.
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