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Federalism and Safety on America's Highways

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  • Lilliard E. Richardson
  • David J. Houston

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Safety on America's highways has long been an important state policy issue, but since the 1960s Congress has used incentive grants, crossover sanctions that threaten to withhold federal highway funds, and diversionary sanctions that force states to use highway funds for safety purposes as a means of compelling states to adopt traffic safety policies. In an effort to promote public health, Congress has, at times, pushed states to adopt lower speed limits, mandatory motorcycle helmet laws, occupant protection laws, and laws designed to deter impaired driving. This article examines which fiscal tools have been effective in getting states to adopt traffic safety policies, how states have responded to changes in federal priorities on public health goals, and the implications of these policy efforts for public health. Copyright 2009, Oxford University Press.

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  • Lilliard E. Richardson & David J. Houston, 2009. "Federalism and Safety on America's Highways," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 39(1), pages 117-137, Winter.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:39:y:2009:i:1:p:117-137
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    1. Nelson, Hal T. & Rose, Adam & Wei, Dan & Peterson, Thomas & Wennberg, Jeffrey, 2015. "Intergovernmental climate change mitigation policies: theory and outcomes," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 35(1), pages 97-136, April.
    2. Bae, Jin Yung & Anderson, Evan & Silver, Diana & Macinko, James, 2014. "Child passenger safety laws in the United States, 1978–2010: Policy diffusion in the absence of strong federal intervention," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 30-37.

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