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Road Safety Fundamentals
Concepts, Strategies, and Practices that Reduce Fatalities and Injuries on the Road

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

UNIT 4. Solving Safety Problems

Table 4-10. Example of Benefit/Cost Ratio Prioritization (Source: HSIP Manual, Chapter 4)
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Table 4-10. Example of Benefit/Cost Ratio Prioritization (Source: HSIP Manual, Chapter 4)
Alternative Countermeasure Present Value of Benefits (I) Present Value of Costs (II) Benefit/Cost Ratio (I-II) Alternative Rank
A $1,800,268 $500,000 3.6 1
B $3,255,892 $1,200,000 2.7 2
C $3,958,768 $2,100,000 1.9 4
D $2,566,476 $1,270,000 2.0 3

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