Open AccessThe impact of state laws on motor vehicle fatality rates, 1999–2015
Author(s) -
David M. Notrica,
Lois W. Sayrs,
Nidhi Krishna,
Dorothy Rowe,
Dawn E. Jaroszewski,
Lisa McMahon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000002686
Subject(s) - law , case fatality rate , blood alcohol content , demography , law enforcement , legislation , revocation , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , environmental health , blood alcohol , engineering , population , political science , sociology , electrical engineering , overhead (engineering)
Motor vehicle crash (MVC) fatalities have been declining while states passed various legislation targeting driver behaviors. This study assesses the impact of state laws on MVC fatality rates to determine which laws were effective.