Cost savings associated with 10 years of road safety policies in Catalonia, Spain
Anna García-Altés, Josep M Suelves & Eneko Barbería
Volume 91, Number 1, January 2013, 28-35
Table 3. Cost savings associated with the implementation of road safety policies, Catalonia, Spain, 2001–2010
| Cost category | Cost savings (€) |
|---|---|
| Direct health-care costs | |
| Hospital care | 49 293 607 |
| Ambulance services | 18 735 047 |
| Autopsy services | 755 341 |
| Specialized health-care | 382 268 620 |
| Direct non-health-care costs | |
| Adapting to disability | 91 281 753 |
| Material costs | 4 570 800 |
| Administrative costs | 2 474 180 |
| Police assistance | 3 470 363 |
| Firefighter assistance | 79 761 |
| Roadside assistance | 1 007 026 |
| Subtotal: direct costs saved | 605 868 390 |
| Indirect costs | |
| Productivity lost due to institutionalization | 103 073 862 |
| Productivity lost due to permanent sick leave | 9 365 985 480 |
| Productivity lost by carers | 386 298 362 |
| Productivity lost by carers who took permanent sick leave | 3 433 570 277 |
| Productivity lost due to death | 4 072 600 000 |
| Subtotal: indirect costs saved | 17 361 527 979 |
| Total costs saved | 17 967 396 369 |