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The Effects of Safety Regulations and Law Enforcement

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There is no doubt about the relationship between breaking certain traffic laws and loss of health. Non-compliance with speed and alcohol limits is a major cause of road accidents at the individual as well as at group level (e.g., Evans, 1991). Experts estimate that reducing the average speed by 5 km/h causes fatal injuries to fall by 25%, and reducing driving with a blood-alcohol level (BAC) in excess of 0.5 parts per thousand results in a further reduction of 5–40% in fatalities (ETSC, 1997).

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  1. Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu, Berne, Switzerland

    Stefan Siegrist

  2. Comenius University, Slovakia, Bratislava

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Siegrist, S., Roskova, E. (2001). The Effects of Safety Regulations and Law Enforcement. In: Barjonet, PE. (eds) Traffic Psychology Today. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6867-1_10

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