The impact of gasoline price changes on traffic safety: a time geography explanation
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Department of Sociology and Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, PO Box C, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States Graduate Center, Brooklyn College and Institute for Demographic Research, City University of New York, 218 Whitehead Hall, 2900 Bedford Avenue, New York, NY 11210, United States c Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, PO Box 5287, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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A Time Geography Approach to Understanding the Impact of Gasoline Price Changes on Traffic Safety
The impact of gasoline price changes on traffic safety has received increasing attention in empirical studies. However, this important relationship has not been explained within a conceptual or theoretical framework. In this study, we examine this relationship within a time geography framework in an attempt to understand the effect of time-varying fluctuations in gasoline prices and their relat...
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