THE DETERRENT EFFECTS OF AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE AND TORT LAW: A SURVEY OF THE EMPIRICAL LITERATURE

One of the central issues in the debate concerning no-fault insurance is the question of whether tort damages can deter accidents. Although a large, scientific literature exists which could cast light on this question, the participants in the debate have made little reference to that literature. In an attempt to rectify this omission, the following paper surveys a large segment of the statistical results, and comments on the implications which those results have for the no-fault debate.

• Corporate Authors:

  Blackwell Publishers

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  Oxford,   United Kingdom  OX4 1JF
• Authors:
  • Bruce, C J
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 67-100
• Serial:
  • Law and Policy
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile insurance; Laws; No fault insurance; Reviews; Safety; Statistics; Tort liability; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deterrents
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394036
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 766
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM