Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws.
It has been shown that road safety laws, such as motorcycle helmet and safety belt laws, have a significant effect in reducing road fatalities. Although an expanding body of literature has documented the effects of these laws on road safety, it remains unclear which factors influence the likelihood...
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| description | It has been shown that road safety laws, such as motorcycle helmet and safety belt laws, have a significant effect in reducing road fatalities. Although an expanding body of literature has documented the effects of these laws on road safety, it remains unclear which factors influence the likelihood that these laws are enacted. This study attempts to identify the factors that influence the decision to enact safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws. Using panel data from 31 countries between 1963 and 2002, our results reveal that increased democracy, education level, per capita income, political stability, and more equitable income distribution within a country are associated with the enactment of road safety laws. |
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| spelling | upm-284372015-10-01T07:56:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28437/ Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. Law, Teik Hua Noland, Robert B. Evans, Andrew W. It has been shown that road safety laws, such as motorcycle helmet and safety belt laws, have a significant effect in reducing road fatalities. Although an expanding body of literature has documented the effects of these laws on road safety, it remains unclear which factors influence the likelihood that these laws are enacted. This study attempts to identify the factors that influence the decision to enact safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws. Using panel data from 31 countries between 1963 and 2002, our results reveal that increased democracy, education level, per capita income, political stability, and more equitable income distribution within a country are associated with the enactment of road safety laws. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28437/1/Factors%20Associated%20with%20the%20Enactment%20of%20Safety%20Belt%20and%20Motorcycle%20Helmet%20Laws.pdf Law, Teik Hua and Noland, Robert B. and Evans, Andrew W. (2013) Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. Risk Analysis, 33 (7). pp. 1367-1378. ISSN 0272-4332 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01916.x English |
| spellingShingle | Law, Teik Hua Noland, Robert B. Evans, Andrew W. Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. |
| title | Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. |
| title_full | Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. |
| title_fullStr | Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. |
| title_short | Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws. |
| title_sort | factors associated with the enactment of safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws. |
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