TESTING THE OFFSET HYPOTHESIS
The enactment of mandatory seatbelt legislation may be significantly correlated with a decline in total driver fatalities. But increased seatbelt use by drives may also impose costs on society if it results in offsetting behavior, such as giving drivers an increased sense of security that may lead to risky driving. This paper investigates the extent of offsetting behavior by estimating the econometric effects of mandatory seatbelt laws on total, driver and pedestrian fatalities in Canada.
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Corporate Authors:
Canadian Transportation Research Forum
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Authors:
- Sen, A
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Conference:
- Going Beyond: Moving into the New Millennium
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Date: 1999-5-16 to 1999-5-19
- Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 351-376
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Econometrics; Fatalities; Legislation; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Safety equipment; Seat belts
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00789399
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 29 2000 12:00AM