The article deals with the economic aspect of motor traffic safety on roadways. Relevant problems on calculating economic losses related to road accidents are outlined. The importance of accurate determining of social and economic parameters of motor road accidents has been emphasized on. It has been also stressed that only reliable statistics data can be objective instrument for estimation the Motor Traffic Safety (hereinafter MTS) guarantee system effectiveness, establishment of its functioning regulation, and formulation of realistic concept of its development. In many countries of the world the national systems for collection, systematization and generalization of motor transport safety information have been recently characterized by insufficient accuracy and inefficiency ways. The analysis of the main MTS indicators has been performed according to outdated methods. For decades in a row the condition of MTS has been assessed by narrow range of parameters that are unable to represent comprehensive picture of the socio-economic aspect of motor transport safety. In its turn it causes the poorness of the original statistical material and the imperfection of the concepts, plans and programs of sectoral development having been worked out on its basis. Taking the above mentioned into consideration, it is obvious that the article contains analysis of modern methods for calculating economic losses caused by road accident, as well as formulation of a set of recommendations for their use in public administering and strategic management on motor transport safety.
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