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The Unintended Consequences of Curfews on Road Safety

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dc.contributor.authorBedoya, Guadalupe
dc.contributor.authorDolinge, Amy
dc.contributor.authorDolkart, Caitlin
dc.contributor.authorLegovini, Arianna
dc.contributor.authorMilusheva, Sveta
dc.contributor.authorMarty, Robert
dc.contributor.authorTaniform, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T16:56:45Z
dc.date.available2023-04-13T16:56:45Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-13
dc.description.abstractDuring COVID-19, curfews spread like wildfire. Although their impact on curbing the spread of disease remains to be proven, curfews have the potential to bring about costs to society in multiple domains. This paper investigates the impact of curfews on road safety in an urban lower-middle- income setting. It shows that curfews lead to large reductions in crashes during the curfew hours when cars are off the road, but that these reductions can be fully offset by an increase in crashes during heavy traffic hours when people rush to get home before the curfew starts. These spillover effects result from a behavioral response to the curfew—increased driving speed—leading to higher crash rates. These findings forewarn that the use of curfews in future crises and pandemics should be carefully scrutinized and designed to minimize unintended negative effects.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099451204052328998/IDU00b94e1aa0864304ab40a3d109bb2e9028839
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10393
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39684
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10393
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCONGESTION EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectCURFEW
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectPANDEMIC
dc.subjectVEHICLE CRASH
dc.subjectURBAN ROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectCURFEW VEHICLE CRASHES
dc.titleThe Unintended Consequences of Curfews on Road Safetyen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleThe Unintended Consequences of Curfews on Road Safety
okr.date.disclosure2023-04-05
okr.date.lastmodified2023-04-05T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099451204052328998/IDU00b94e1aa0864304ab40a3d109bb2e9028839
okr.guid099451204052328998
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-0b94e1aa-8643-4ab4-a3d1-9bb2e9028839
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10393
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34036097
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34036097
okr.identifier.reportWPS10393
okr.import.id388
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099451204052328998/pdf/IDU00b94e1aa0864304ab40a3d109bb2e9028839.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEastern and Southern Africa
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.sectorUrban Transport,Other Information and Communications Technologies,Public Administration - Information and Communications Technologies,ICT Services
okr.themeCity-wide Infrastructure and Service Delivery,Other urban development
okr.themeUrban development
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Policy and Management
okr.unitDevelopment Impact Evaluation (DIME0)
okr.unitDIME Infra & Climate Change (DIME4)
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