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Germeni, Evi; Lionis, Christos; Kalampoki, Vassiliki; Davou, Bettina; Belechri, Maria; Petridou, Eleni – Health Education Research, 2010
The school environment has been often identified as a prosperous venue for public health improvement. This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a school-based helmet promotion program on knowledge, attitudes and practices of eligible adolescent drivers. Four public, four private and four vocational high schools…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, Prevention, Public Health, Audiences
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Chen, Greg; Warburton, Rebecca N. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2006
Traffic collisions kill about 43,000 Americans a year. Worldwide, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death by injury and the ninth leading cause of all deaths. Photo Radar speed enforcement has been implemented in the United States and many other industrialized countries, yet its cost-effectiveness from a societal viewpoint, taking all…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Program Costs, Public Policy
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Rock, Steven M. – Evaluation Review, 1992
The impact of the 1985 Illinois seat belt law is explored using Box-Jenkins Auto-Regressive, Integrated Moving Averages (ARIMA) techniques and monthly accident statistical data from the state department of transportation for January-July 1990. A conservative estimate is that the law provides benefits of $15 million per month in Illinois. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accidents, Cost Effectiveness, Death, Economic Impact