Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295797 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16774
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Although they comprise a relatively small subset of all traffic deaths, hit-and-run fatalities are both contemptible and preventable. We analyze longitudinal data from 1982-2008 to examine the effects of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) laws on hit-and-run traffic fatalities. Our results suggest that lower BAC limits may have an unintended consequence of increasing hit-and-run fatalities, while a similar effect is absent for non-hit-and-run fatalities. Specifically, we find that adoption of a .08 BAC limit is associated with an 8.3% increase in hit-and-run fatalities. This unintended effect is more pronounced in urban areas and during weekends, which are typical settings for hit-and-run incidents.
Subjects: 
traffic fatalities
hit-and-run
BAC
DUI
FARS
JEL: 
H73
I12
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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