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Table 8 Number of speed bumps targeted and cost of constructing speed bumps

From: Modeling the cost effectiveness of injury interventions in lower and middle income countries: opportunities and challenges

Region

Number of fatalities

at junctions*

Number of junctions accounting

for 10% of fatalities**

Number of junctions accounting

for 25% of fatalities

Annualized Cost to Treat 1 Junction

with Speed Bumps

EAP

92

3

9

$223

ECA

87

3

8

$230

LAC

81

3

8

$105

MENA

132

5

13

$231

SA

93

3

9

$99

SSA

141

6

14

$100

Unweighted Average

   

$165

  1. *In an urban population of 1 million, assuming that 50% of traffic deaths occur at junctions.
  2. **Assuming degree of hazard at junctions is distributed exponentially. Figures are rounded to nearest whole number.