Gasoline price effects on traffic safety in urban and rural areas: Evidence from Minnesota, 1998-2007

Safety Science

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 154-162

  Chi, Guangqing ^a   Quddus, Mohammed A ^b   Huang, Arthur ^c   Levinson, David ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gasoline prices; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Urban rural difference

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT EFFECTS; GASOLINE PRICES; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; TRAFFIC CRASHES; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; URBAN-RURAL; VEHICLE-MILES TRAVELED;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; COSTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL AREAS;

GASOLINE;

GASOLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84879576804     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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