The Unintended Consequences of Curfews on Road Safety (English)

During COVID-19, curfews spread like wildfire. Although their impact on curbing the spread of disease remains to be proven, curfews have the potential to bring about costs to society in multiple domains. This paper investigates the impact of curfews on road safety in an urban lower-middle-income setting. It shows that curfews lead to large reductions in crashes during the curfew hours when cars are off the road, but that these reductions can be fully...

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World Bank;

Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe;

Dolinger,Amy;

Dolkart,Caitlin Fitzgerald;

Legovini,Arianna;

Sveta Milusheva;

Marty,Robert Andrew;

Taniform,Peter Ngwa;
Document Date
2023/04/05
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10393
Volume No
1
Country
Kenya,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2023/04/05
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The Unintended Consequences of Curfews on Road Safety

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

KE-Road Safety in Kenya -- P158664

Major Sector

FY17 - Transportation

Theme

FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery,FY17 - Institutional strengthening and capacity building,FY17 - Rural Development,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery,FY17 - Urban Development,FY17 - Public Transport,FY17 - Road Safety

Sector

FY17 - Urban Transport

TF No/Name

TF0A1718-DIME_Transport&ICT_KE_Road_Safety,TF0A6642-DIME_ieConnect_KEN_SLEEEK,TF0B2527-KCP III - Data Systems for Safer Cities and Inclusive Growth,TF0B2773-DIME_ieConnect_KEN_MobilityInNairobi

Topics

Coronavirus (COVID-19),Pandemics,Road Safety,Transport,

Unit Owning

DIME Infra & Climate Change (DIME4); Development Impact Evaluation (DIME0)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10393; Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP);

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/1813-9450-10393

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

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World Bank; Bedoya Arguelles,Guadalupe; Dolinger,Amy; Dolkart,Caitlin Fitzgerald; Legovini,Arianna; Sveta Milusheva; Marty,Robert Andrew; Taniform,Peter Ngwa.

The Unintended Consequences of Curfews on Road Safety (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10393; Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP) Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099451204052328998

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