The deterrent effect of increasing fixed penalties for traffic offences: The Norwegian experience

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 689-695

  Elvik, Rune ^a   Christensen, Peter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Deterrence; Evaluation study; Fixed penalty

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DETERRENCE; EVALUATION STUDY; FIXED PENALTY;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EVALUATION; FEE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLICE; PUNISHMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEATBELT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NORWAY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLICE; PUNISHMENT; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAT BELTS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 36849082650     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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