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

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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

Abstract

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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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01916.x
Keywords:	Democracy; Education expenditure; Income inequality; Kuznets relationship; Motorcycle helmet laws; Safety belt laws
Depositing User:	Muizzudin Kaspol
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2014 02:24
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2015 07:56
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28437
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