Abstract
THIS PAPER DEVELOPS SEVERAL ECONOMETRIC MODELS TO EVALUATE THE DETERMINANTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED FATALITIES WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO THE EFFICACY OF FOUR POLICY-TYPE VARIABLES IN REDUCING FATALITIES. THE POLICY VARIABLES INCLUDE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND THE AVERAGE SPEED OF FREE MOVING VEHICLES. THE ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED USING A CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA SET WHILE EMPLOYING THE METHODOLOGY OF FRAGILITY ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS INDICATE, AMONG OTHERS, THAT MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION IS EFFICACIOUS IN REDUCING FATALITIES WHILE RAISING THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE IS NOT. THE RESULTS ARE STABLE ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF MODEL SPECIFICATIONS.(Author/publisher).