Estimating the impact of seat belt use on traffic fatalities: Empirical evidence from Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-335

  Sen, Anindya ^a   Mizzen, Brent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Offsetting behaviour; Seat belt use; Traffic fatalities

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38149073867     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.33.3.315     Document Type: Article

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