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Shaping the Habits of Teen Drivers / Timothy J. Moore, Todd Morris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Timothy J.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w28707.
- NBER working paper series no. w28707
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2021.
- Summary:
- Teens are risky drivers and often subject to extra restrictions. We examine the effects of an Australian intervention banning first-year drivers from carrying multiple passengers between 11:00pm and 4:59am, which had represented 3% of their accidents and 18% of their fatalities. Using daytime outcomes to account for counterfactual crash risks, we find the reform more than halves targeted crashes, casualties and deaths. The restriction also lowers crashes earlier in the evening and beyond the first year, suggesting it has broad and persistent effects on driving behavior. Overall, this targeted intervention delivers gains comparable to harsher restrictions that delay teen driving.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- April 2021.
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