Background: Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes are a major public health problem,
resulting in 15,786 deaths and more than 300,000 injuries in 1999. This report presents the …

Background: The use of safety belts is the single most effective means of reducing fatal and
nonfatal injuries in motor vehicle crashes. If all motor vehicle occupants consistently wore …

This paper examines the relationship between traffic fatality risk and per capita income and
uses it to forecast traffic fatalities by geographic region. Equations for the road death rate …

This paper investigates the effects of mandatory seat belt laws on driver behavior and traffic
fatalities. Using a unique panel data set on seat belt usage in all US jurisdictions, we …

A mere two decades ago it was widely assumed that liberal democracy and the Open
Society it created had decisively won their century-long struggle against authoritarianism …

Using cross-sectional time series data for the 50 states and Washington, DC, covering the
period 1975–2004, we estimate fixed effects regression models that examine the effects of …

Abstract The drivers of Powered Two-Wheelers (PTWs) pertain to the collective of so-called
vulnerable road users. Crashes have scarcely decreased for these roadway users in recent …

Traffic accidents result in 1 million deaths annually worldwide, though the burden is
disproportionately felt in poorer countries. Typically, fatality rates from disease and accidents …

Objectives. We assessed the implications for motorcyclist safety of recent repeals of
universal helmet laws in 6 US states. Methods. We examined cross-sectional time-series …

Background: The use of safety belts is the single most effective means of reducing fatal and
nonfatal injuries in motor-vehicle crashes. This paper summarizes the systematic reviews of …