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Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Prioritize Spending on Traffic Safety

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How to Get the Biggest Impact from an Increase in Spending on Traffic Safety

According to analysis with a free new tool, allocating increased federal traffic safety funding by cost-effectiveness ratios rather than equally among states would save more than double the number of lives and prevent almost five times the injuries.
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Should Traffic Crash Interventions Be Selected Nationally or State by State?

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Risk Factors for Injury in Law Enforcement Officer Vehicle Crashes

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Vehicle crashes are the largest cause of death among police in the U.S. Understanding the risk factors can help law enforcement agencies take steps to lower the risk of injury collisions, such as restricting motorcycle use to situations where the use of other vehicles is not feasible.

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