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IMPACT OF THE NEW ZEALAND SEAT BELT LAW
Author(s) -
Garbacz Christopher
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
economic inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1465-7295
pISSN - 0095-2583
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1991.tb01273.x
Subject(s) - safer , seat belt , law , offset (computer science) , business , economics , engineering , computer security , political science , computer science , automotive engineering , programming language
Offsetting consumer behavior may have reduced the effectiveness of a mandatory seat belt law in reducing fatalities in New Zealand. It appears that the favorable effect on automobile occupants may be offset partially, or in some models perhaps completely, by deaths among cyclists and pedestrians that may be caused by more dangerous driving by drivers who feel safer. Furthermore, the improvement in safety found for occupants is smaller than generally reported in the literature. A caveat is that speed may be endogenous for some models.