Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1023905 | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of cell phone usage on pedestrian fatalities in the United States using econometric models and specification error tests. The model makes use of a polynomial specification so as to allow for potential life-saving and life-taking effects of cell phones. The results indicate that when cell phones were first introduced they had an adverse effect on pedestrian safety, but after a critical number of cell phones was reached, the life-saving effect dominated over the life-taking effect. However, as the number of phones continued to increase, the life-taking effect once again dominated over the life-saving effects.
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Authors
Peter D. Loeb, William A. Clarke,