Plausibly Exogenous [715] - Traffic tickets (01/03/2021)
LHS Variable
Motor vehicle accidents
RHS Variable
Traffic tickets
Source of Exogenous Variation
In the fall of 2002, Massachusetts participated for the first time in the Click-it-or-Ticket (CIOT) program, a federal program that was initiated and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The program is carried out throughout the federal year through six “mobilizations” of one to two week periods, during which designated police officers specifically and aggressively focus on traffic law enforcement.
- Luca (2014), “Do Traffic Tickets Reduce Motor Vehicle Accidents? Evidence from a Natural Experiment”