We study the impact on road safety of one-day massive speed limit monitoring operations (SLMO) accompanied by media … police reported accidents in a generalized difference-in-differences approach, we find that SLMO reduce traffic accidents and …

the United States, particularly because of the resulting effects on motor vehicle accidents. These benefits form the … alcohol has effects on motor vehicle accidents of any type in New South Wales, despite having large effects on drinking and on …

that high pollen days are associated with increased accidents and injuries - one of the most extreme consequences of …

safety. -- body mass index ; obesity ; traffic accidents ; commercial motor vehicle ; heavy truck ; Poisson regression ; Cox …

This paper interprets accidents occurring on the way to and from work as negative health shocks to identify the causal …

This paper assesses the effectiveness of child safety seat laws. These laws progressively increased the mandatory age … up to which children must be restrained in safety seats in cars. We use US Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data … from 1978 to 2011 and rich state-time level variation in the implementation of these child safety seat laws for children of …

In an effort to increase booster seat use among children, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is … booster seats relative to child safety seats and adult seat belts. For children 6 to 8 years of age, we find that booster … seats are more than twice as effective as child safety seats and over 30 percent more effective than standard seat belts at …

Using US fatality data from 1975 to 2003, Levitt (2008) shows that child safety seats do not significantly reduce … use patterns. We fail to find evidence that SUVs provide additional safety for children. …