An econometric analysis of the effects of the penalty points system driver's license in Spain

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1310-1319

  Castillo Manzano, José I ^a   Castro Nuño, Mercedes ^a   Pedregal, Diego J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Penalty points system; Public law enforcement; Road traffic accidents; State space system; Unobserved component models

Indexed keywords

BUILT-UP AREAS; COMPONENT MODEL; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; INTERVENTION ANALYSIS; MAIN EFFECT; PENALTY POINTS SYSTEM; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; SAFETY INDICATOR; STATE SPACE SYSTEMS; STATE-SPACE FRAMEWORK; UNIVARIATE; VEHICLE OCCUPANTS;

ECONOMICS; FIRE PROTECTION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; ROADS AND STREETS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; PUNISHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUNISHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955338804     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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