Abstract Background Road Traffic injuries (RTI) are among the top ten leading causes of
death in the world resulting in 1.35 million deaths every year, about 93% of which occur in …

The use of statistical models for analyzing traffic safety (crash) data has been well-
established. However, time series techniques have traditionally been underrepresented in …

We analyzed factors affecting the frequency of accident counts in 81 cities over a three-year
period (2008–2010) with monthly data using random-parameters negative binomial panel …

Road traffic accidents have decreased in most developed nations over the last decade. This
has been attributed to improvements in vehicle and road design, medical technology and …

Economic factors are assumed to have substantial effects on transportation crash trends.
This study makes a comprehensive examination of the relationship between the retail …

Road deaths globally have steadily climbed in recent years with the increase in
motorisation. Yet in many economically developed countries they have actually fallen …

Wearing a helmet has been widely recognized as a factor in reducing motorcycle accident
fatalities. Establishing a campaign to increase helmet use is therefore essential. When …

The notion that most crashes happen close to home has been repeated so often it has come
to be an accepted truth. Despite this, to our knowledge there have not been any studies to …

Introduction: Time series models play an important role in monitoring and understanding the
serial dynamics of road crash exposures, risks, outcomes, and safety performance …

This study utilizes data for 144 countries from 1991 to 2010 to present the first international
estimates of the gasoline price elasticity of road fatalities. We instrument each country's …