Samenvatting
This study investigates safety appraisal studies, which were conducted by the Dutch Ministery of Transport and Public Works (Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat) and by other Ministries. Specific attention is drawn to the (economic) assessment tools used in the appraisal studies, and how final results are used in policy-decision making process on projects of 'national' importance. (Author/publisher)