Footnote:
In: Economics Bulletin, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 1-7, 2003
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 16, 2000 erstellt
Description:
Based on a sample of drivers in Brasilia's streets, this article investigates whether distraction explains traffic accidents. A probit model is estimated to determine the predictive power of several variables on traffic accidents. The main conclusion drawn from this study is that the proxies used to measure distraction, such as the use of cell phones and cigarette smoking in a moving vehicle, are significant factors in determining traffic accidents