Data and Code for: Criminal Deterrence when there are Offsetting Risks: Traffic Cameras, Vehicular Accidents, and Public Safety
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Justin Gallagher, Montana State University; Paul Fisher, University of Arizona
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Project Description
Summary:
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Numerous cities have enacted electronic monitoring programs at traffic
intersections in an effort to reduce the high number of vehicle accidents.
The rationale is that the higher expected fines for running a red light will
induce drivers to stop and lead to fewer cross-road collisions. However,
the cameras also incentivize drivers to accept a greater accident risk
from stopping. We evaluate the termination of a monitoring program
via a voter referendum using 12 years of geocoded police accident data.
We find that the cameras changed the composition of accidents, but no
evidence of a reduction in total accidents or injuries.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Traffic accidents;
red light cameras
JEL Classification:
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H27 Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenues: Other Sources of Revenue
H71 State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
K32 Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
R28 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Government Policy
R41 Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
H27 Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenues: Other Sources of Revenue
H71 State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
K32 Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
R28 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Government Policy
R41 Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
Geographic Coverage:
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Texas, USA
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