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Vehicle Weight Safety Study Academic Report

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  • Raifman, Matthew PhD
  • Griswold, Julia PhD
  • Brownstone, David PhD
  • Harvey, John PhD
  • Stahl, Amalia MA
  • Atkins, Jon
  • Johnson, Celia
  • Anderson, Michael PhD
  • Vaco, Federico PhD

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The Vehicle Weight Safety Study provides supporting analysis for the California Transportation Commission’s study on therelationship between vehicle weight and road user injury and roadway degradation required by Assembly Bill (AB) 251, which was signed by the Governor in October 2023. To inform the work of the CTC, this report summarizes trends of road user injuries and fatalities in California and potential factors contributing to these trends (Chapter 2); summarizes trends in vehicle weight, size, and height for registered vehicles in California (Chapter 3); documents the landscape of policy solutions focused on vehicle size that might address California’s road user injuries and fatality challenge (Chapter 4); analyzes the impact of potential weight-based fees on consumer vehicle purchasing behavior (Chapter 5); and, analyzes the relationship between shifts in passenger vehicle weight and degradation of road infrastructure (Chapter 6).

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  • Raifman, Matthew PhD & Griswold, Julia PhD & Brownstone, David PhD & Harvey, John PhD & Stahl, Amalia MA & Atkins, Jon & Johnson, Celia & Anderson, Michael PhD & Vaco, Federico PhD, 2026. "Vehicle Weight Safety Study Academic Report," Institute of Transportation Studies, Working Paper Series qt6rg2r0cj, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdl:itsdav:qt6rg2r0cj
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