Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/215259 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12863
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We study the impact on road safety of one-day massive speed limit monitoring operations (SLMO) accompanied by media campaigns that announce the SLMO and provide information on the dangers of speeding. Using register data on the universe of police reported accidents in a generalized difference-in-differences approach, we find that SLMO reduce traffic accidents and casualties by eight percent. Yet, immediately after the SLMO day, all effects vanish. Further evidence suggests that people drive more slowly and responsibly on SLMO days to avoid fines; providing information on the dangers of speeding does not alter driving behavior in a more sustainable way.
Subjects: 
traffic
law enforcement
safety
accidents
JEL: 
H76
K42
R41
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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