 Impact of texting laws on motor vehicular fatalities in the united statesA.O. Ferdinand, N. Menachemi, B. Sen, J.L. Blackburn, Michael Morrisey and L. Nelson American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 8, 1370-1377 Abstract: Using a panel study design, we examined the effects of different types of texting bans on motor vehicular fatalities. We used the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and a difference-in-differences approach to examine the incidence of fatal crashes in 2000 through 2010 in 48 US states with and without texting bans. Age cohorts were constructed to examine the impact of these bans on age-specific traffic fatalities. Primarily enforced laws banning all drivers from texting were significantly associated with a 3% reduction in traffic fatalities in all age groups, and those banning only young drivers from texting had the greatest impact on reducing deaths among those aged 15 to 21 years. Secondarily enforced restrictions were not associated with traffic fatality reductions in any of our analyses. Keywords: adolescent; adult; age; aged; article; car driving; human; incidence; legal aspect; middle aged; mortality; text messaging; traffic accident; United States; young adult, Accidents, Traffic; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Automobile Driving; Humans; Incidence; Middle Aged; Text Messaging; United States; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301894_6 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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