Traffic accidents: an econometric investigation

Based on a sample of drivers in Brasilia's streets, this article investigates whether distraction explains traffic accidents. A probit model is estimated to determine the predictive power of several variables on traffic accidents. The main conclusion drawn from this study is that the proxies used to measure distraction, such as the use of cell phones and cigarette smoking in a moving vehicle, are significant factors in determining traffic accidents.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Moreira, Tito ; Sachsida, Adolfo ; Paulo, Loureiro
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 18.2004, 3, p. 1-7
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	discriminant analysis

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	R4 - Transportation Systems ; C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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