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Nebraska - Societal Crash Costs
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Written by Greg Olsen
Updated over a week ago

This article outlines the societal crash costs used by the Nebraska DOT.

Nebraska DOT estimates the cost based on the type of crash. These costs may contrast with other states, which estimate costs based on crash severity.

These societal costs are used in the benefit-cost calculation, as displayed in the Safety Analysis application.

Each of the Societal Collision Types and their associated crash cost is outlined below.

Societal Collision Type

Crash Cost

Rural Front-to-Front

$2,763,900

Rural Collision with Pedestrian

$2,041,060

Rural Sideswipe Opposite

$779,300

Urban Collision with Pedestrian

$577,070

Rural Overturn

$565,510

Rural Angle

$437,800

Urban Front-to-Front

$374,700

Urban Overturn

$348,300

Rural Collision with Fixed Object

$271,690

Urban Collision with Bicycle

$256,500

Urban Other Single Vehicle

$189,400

Rural Front-to-Rear

$166,790

Urban Collision with Fixed Object

$160,020

Rural Sideswipe Same

$140930

Urban Sideswipe Same

$123820

Rural Other Single Vehicle

$117100

Urban Angle

$109190

Urban Front-to-Rear

$79700

Rural Collision with Parked Vehicle

$69990

Urban Sideswipe Same

$54510

Rural Other Multi-Vehicle

$40050

Rural Collision with Animal

$35520

Urban Collision with Parked Vehicle

$34010

Urban Other Multi-Vehicle

$28000

Urban Collision with Animal

$24830

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