Consideration of statistical techniques to analyze the impact of seat belt use laws on traffic accidents and consequences suggests that the Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) method is preferable. This approach was applied to monthly fatalities, injuries classified by level of severity, and total accidents in...

During the period 1980-1983, the police department of the City of Batavia, Illinois, received a grant to reduce traffic accidents. To analyze whether this program was effective, an interrupted time series design was used. Using yearly statistics from 1972 to 1987, changes in the trend and level...

The S index of tax progressivity is used to classify a number of tax/financing alternatives and is applied to the issue of transit financing. Potential household-based funding sources can be compared using data from the 1972-1973 Consumer Expenditure Survey. Subject to certain qualifications, it...