Vancouver Island traffic fatalities, 1966-1970.

Traffic fatalities in Rhode Island: Part I--Descriptive epidemiology.

Alcohol involvement in pedestrian accidents in France

For 25 years the number o f pedestrians killed on the roads has decreased in France : from 3202 in 1970 it dropped to 1027 in 1995. This decrease in the number o f pedestrian fatalities is observed in many other countries, and it does not simply reflect the general decrease in the number o f accidents and deaths on the road during that period. In France, pedestrian fatalities represented 21% of...

The effect of petroleum rationing on road traffic fatalities in the South of Iran during 2004-2009

  Background: This study attempted to investigate traffic accident fatalities during 2004-2009 and the effect of fuel rationing on traffic accident fatalities .   Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on available data of all traffic accident fatalities in Fars Province, Iran, during 2004-2009. To identify and fit the best model, various instruments, including the...

The Effect of Automobile Insurance and Accident Liability Laws on Traffic Fatalities*

This paper investigates the incentive effects of automobile insurance, compulsory insurance laws, and no-fault liability laws on driver behavior and traffic fatalities. We analyze a panel of 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia for 1970–98, a period in which many states adopted compulsory insurance regulations and/or nofault laws. Using an instrumental variables approach, we find evidenc...

Effect of Fuel Economy on Automobile Safety: A Reexamination

regulated by the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, established during the energy crises of the 1970s. Calls to increase fuel economy are usually met by a fierce debate on the effectiveness of the CAFE standards and their impact on highway safety. A seminal study of the link between CAFE and traffic fatalities was published by R. W. Crandall and J. D. Graham in 1989. They linked h...