Journal of safety researchHumansCOVID-19AccidentsTrafficUnited States
State-level COVID-19 lockdown stringency associated with increases in motor-vehicle mortality rates.
William M Rice, Asad Khan, Ruidi Xu, Jonathan Laredo, Sonal Swain, Gi Jung Shin, Scott F Gallagher, Jennifer Freeman, Suresh Agarwal, Krista L Haines
Published: 202510.1016/j.jsr.2025.10.006
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Motor-vehicle collision fatalities increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, but significant variation existed between states. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between state-level…
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