title: The M77 Highway: saving lives and money.
abstract: Upgrading of a stretch of the A77, a major road in South West Scotland to Highway status has resulted in a significant reduction in the incidence of serious and fatal road traffic accidents on a major international route. Notwithstanding the pain and suffering prevented, the annual economic savings amount to over pound 6.1 Million ($12.14 M/euro 7.96 M) The Highway, with an effective central reservation barrier, will pay for itself in 17 years and will continue to prevent serious injury and save lives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock KA2 0BE, UK. evancrane@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Evan O T
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Augustine
authors.forename: Gavin R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Tait
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D003363:Cost Control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland