Why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialized countries ? Implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants (English)

This paper examines whether the relationship between traffic fatalities and per capita income is the same for different classes of road users and investigates the factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) observed in high-income countries over recent decades. Formal models of traffic fatalities are developed for vehicle occupants and pedestrians. Reduced-form approximations to these models are estimated using...

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Cropper,Maureen L.;

Kopits,Elizabeth Anne;
Document Date
2005/08/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3678
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialized countries ? Implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants
Keywords
pedestrian fatality

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Cropper,Maureen L.; Kopits,Elizabeth Anne.

Why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialized countries ? Implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3678 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/247911468140397470

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