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Does NASCAR increase car accidents on the highways?

Eric Barker
July 28, 2011

To assess the impact of televised, competitive, dangerous automobile racing (NASCAR) mass media on viewers’ driving behaviors, all automobile accidents and injuries as a result of aggressive driving on file at the West Virginia Division of Highways for the years 2003 through 2006 were subjected to a regression analysis controlling for confounding variables, such as weather and road conditions. While the number of accidents declined on the day of the televised events, the number of accidents and injuries increased 5 days following the events. A priming theory of mass-media influence is discussed.

Source: “Driving Under the Influence (of Mass Media): A Four-Year Examination of NASCAR and West Virginia Aggressive-Driving Accidents and Injuries” from Journal of Applied Social Psychology

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Title Does NASCAR increase car accidents on the highways?
Author Eric Barker
Date July 28, 2011 5:47 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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