BCR stands for?

• A. Benefit-Cost Ratio
• B. Benefit-Cost Result
• C. Baseline Comparative Ranking
• D. Budget Cost Reduction

Answer: (A)

In evaluating road safety interventions, the key metric is the Benefit-Cost Ratio, which compares the monetary value of benefits to the costs. It’s calculated by dividing total benefits by total costs, so a ratio above 1 means benefits exceed costs and the project is economically worthwhile. This is the standard term used in cost-benefit analysis for assessing safety measures, investments, and policies. The other options aren’t standard metrics or terms used in this context: one describes a non-existent “Benefit-Cost Result,” another refers to a ranking method, and the last denotes budget cutting. So the correct meaning is Benefit-Cost Ratio.