Fuel economy and traffic fatalities: Multivariate analysis of international data

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2183-2190

  Noland, Robert B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Negative binomial models; Safety models; Vehicle fuel economy; Vehicle safety

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; TAXATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CROSS-SECTIONS; ECONOMETRIC MODELS; TRAFFFIC FATALITIES; VEHICLE FLEETS;

FUEL ECONOMY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14044253438     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.04.016     Document Type: Article

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