Factors Associated with the Enactment of Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Laws

Motorcycle helmet and safety belt laws have a significant effect in reducing road fatalities and an expanding body of literature has documented the effects of such law on highway safety. It is still not clear which factors influence the likelihood of laws being enacted. This study used panel data from 31 different countries between 1963 and 2002 to identify the factors that influence the decision to enact motorcycle helmet and safety belt laws. attempts to identify the factors that influence the decision to enact safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws. The study found that an increase in democracy, education level, income. and political stability are associated safety laws being enacted.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01916.x
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/02724332
• Authors:
  • Law, Teik Hua
  • Noland, Robert B
  • Evans, Andrew W
• Publication Date: 2013-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1367-1378
• Serial:
  • Risk Analysis
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Society for Risk Analysis
  • ISSN: 0272-4332
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1539-6924

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education; Fatalities; Highway safety; Human factors in crashes; Income; Laws; Motorcycle helmets; Seat belts
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01487542
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 18 2013 1:58PM