TY - JOUR
T1 - Globalization in road safety
T2 - Explaining the downward trend in road accident rates in a single country (Israel)
AU - Beenstock, Michael
AU - Gafni, Dalit
PY - 2000/1
Y1 - 2000/1
N2 - A theoretical model is proposed in which road safety in a single country depends upon parochial considerations, such as police enforcement, and upon global considerations, such as international road safety technology. We show that there is a non-spurious relationship between the downward trend in the rate of road accidents in Israel and the road accident rate abroad. We suggest that this reflects the international propagation of road safety technology as it is embodied in motor vehicles and road design, rather than parochial road safety policy. Recent developments in the econometric analysis of time series are used to estimate the model using data for Israel. We make no direct attempt to explain the downward trend in the rate of road accidents outside Israel.
AB - A theoretical model is proposed in which road safety in a single country depends upon parochial considerations, such as police enforcement, and upon global considerations, such as international road safety technology. We show that there is a non-spurious relationship between the downward trend in the rate of road accidents in Israel and the road accident rate abroad. We suggest that this reflects the international propagation of road safety technology as it is embodied in motor vehicles and road design, rather than parochial road safety policy. Recent developments in the econometric analysis of time series are used to estimate the model using data for Israel. We make no direct attempt to explain the downward trend in the rate of road accidents outside Israel.
KW - Downward trend
KW - Econometric analysis of time series
KW - Globalization in road safety
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U2 - 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00053-6
DO - 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00053-6
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C2 - 10576678
AN - SCOPUS:0033987347
SN - 0001-4575
VL - 32
SP - 71
EP - 84
JO - Accident Analysis and Prevention
JF - Accident Analysis and Prevention
IS - 1
ER -