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Road safety in the United States: Are the (relatively) good times over?

dc.contributor.authorSivak, Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-28T14:42:52Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-28T14:42:52Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.identifier102887en_US
dc.identifier.otherUMTRI-2012-26en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/93637
dc.description.abstractFrom 2005 to 2011, we have witnessed an unprecedented trend: Road fatalities in the U.S. have dropped by 26%. However, there are some indications that a reversal of this trend might be beginning to take place. This brief note argues that the economic downturn contributed substantially to the large magnitude of the reduction in road fatalities. Consequently, the reversal of the reduction in fatalities should not be a surprise as the economy is beginning to improve. The note concludes with several recommendations for public-policy makers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSustainable Worldwide Transportationen_US
dc.format.extent8en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Instituteen_US
dc.subject.otherFatalitiesen_US
dc.subject.otherAccident Ratesen_US
dc.subject.otherAccident Dataen_US
dc.subject.otherEconomic Factorsen_US
dc.titleRoad safety in the United States: Are the (relatively) good times over?en_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelTransportation
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelEngineering
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/93637/1/102887.pdf
dc.owningcollnameTransportation Research Institute (UMTRI)


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