Benchmarking road safety development across OECD countries: An empirical analysis for a decade

Area of Science:

• Road safety
• Transportation engineering
• Public policy

Background:

• Continuous improvement in road safety relies on benchmarking performance and monitoring progress.
• Effective road safety strategies require systematic evaluation and recalibration of interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a systematic and effective methodology for benchmarking road safety development in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
• To provide a flexible tool for government officials and policymakers to assess and improve road safety performance.

Main Methods:

• A novel methodology, IV-VIKOR with Fuzzy Numbers-based Bạch Kim Coefficients (FNBC), was developed.
• Thirty-six OECD Member countries were ranked and grouped based on road safety achievements from 2009-2018.

Main Results:

• The study successfully ranked and classified OECD countries by their road safety development over a decade.
• The IV-VIKOR with FNBC method provides a comprehensive approach to benchmarking road safety.

Conclusions:

• The developed methodology offers a flexible tool for OECD countries to benchmark road safety development.
• This approach aids in identifying implementation delays, reallocating resources, and fostering sustainable safety management for better policies and lives.