@article{Kweon:207244,
      recid = {207244},
      author = {Kweon, Young-Jun and Lynn, Cheryl W.},
      title = {Behind Traffic Fatality Reduction in 2008 in Virginia},
      address = {2010-03},
      number = {1430-2016-118678},
      pages = {9},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {In 2008, the U.S. witnessed 9% reduction in traffic  fatalities across the nation. In Virginia, 205 less persons  were killed in traffic crashes in 2008 than in 2007, which  is an unprecedented one-year decline since 1950, following  by 170 reduction in 1974 allegedly attributable to oil  crisis. Part of the reduction can probably be ascribed to  continuous efforts for safety improvements in education,  law, policy, technology, and vehicle and road design.  However, some portion of the reduction may be attributable  to changes in economic conditions in late 2007 and 2008. In  this regard, this study attempted to find contributing  factors to the 2008 reduction in traffic fatalities using  Virginia data, and economic indicators (e.g., unemployment  rate), crash exposures (e.g., vehicle miles traveled), and  other factors (e.g., beer consumption) were attempted to  relate to changes in fatalities using a time-series model.  Changes in total employment number and unemployment rate  were determined to be the best contributing factors for  changes in annual traffic fatalities. However, only the  unemployment rate was able to explain a portion of the  reduction in 2008, 27%.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/207244},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.207244},
}