Traffic safety and norms of compliance with rules: An exploratory study

Helene Laurent (), Marc Sangnier and Carole Treibich
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Helene Laurent: University of Namur

No 2103, DeFiPP Working Papers from University of Namur, Development Finance and Public Policies

Abstract: We use a simple model of drivers’ vigilance effort choice to show that drivers’ propensity to follow traffic rules has two opposite effects on road safety. On the one hand, it lowers the frequency of dangerous situations. On the other hand, it also reduces drivers’ vigilance effort as each driver anticipates that dangerous situations will be less frequent. These two opposite effects may lead to a non-monotonic relationship between compliance with road rules and the incidence of road traffic accidents. We present cross-country estimates that support the existence of a bellshaped relationship between norms of compliance with rules and traffic fatalities.

Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2021-11
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