Are cell phone laws in the U.S. effective in reducing fatal crashes involving young drivers?

Transport Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-163

  Lim, Siew Hoon ^a   Chi, Junwook ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal crashes; Negative binomial regression; U.S. Traffic Safety; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875123443     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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