Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Daniel Bernoulli (1954), 'Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk', trans. by Louise Sommer, Econometrica, 22 (1), January, 23-36 -- 2. Milton Friedman and L.J. Savage (1948), 'The Utility Analysis of Choices Involving Risk', Journal of...

From the introduction: Motor vehicle accidents are still a leading cause of death, even if the trend has somewhat declined over the past 20 years. Indeed, motor vehicle accidents are a significant cause of death in comparison with air and space transport accidents, homicides and even HIV...