Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Benjamin  Cooper
Author-Name-First: Benjamin 
Author-Name-Last: Cooper
Author-Email: benjamin.cooper.2015@uni.strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Author-Name: Markus Gehrsitz
Author-Name-First: Markus
Author-Name-Last: Gehrsitz
Author-Email: markus gehrsitz@strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Author-Name: Stuart McIntyre
Author-Name-First: Stuart
Author-Name-Last: McIntyre
Author-Email: s.mcintyre@strathc
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Title: Drink, death and driving: do BAC limit reductions improve road safety?
Abstract: This study exploits a natural experiment in Scotland where the legal blood alcohol content
(BAC) limit was reduced from 0.8mg to 0.5mg per 100ml of blood while staying constant in
all other parts of the UK. Using a difference{in{differences design, we find that this change
in the BAC level had no impact on either traffic accident or fatality rates
Length: 11 pages
Creation-Date: 2018-09
Revision-Date: 
Publication-Status: 
File-URL: https://www.strath.ac.uk/media/1newwebsite/departmentsubject/economics/research/researchdiscussionpapers/18-12.pdf.pagespeed.ce.ncoQKYHzjw.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 1812
Classification-JEL: I12, I18, K42
Keywords: Road traffic fatalities, traffic accidents, diference-in-differences, blood alcohol
Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:1812