O impacto do horário de verão nos acidentes de trânsito em Porto Alegre

The Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accidents in Porto Alegre

Authors

  • Luis Felipe Camargo Ramos
    • Silvio Hong Tiing Tai PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

      DOI:

      https://doi.org/10.22456/2176-5456.110967

      Keywords:

      Acidentes de trânsito, Horário de verão, Porto Alegre, Modelo de efeitos fixos

      Abstract

      This article investigates the impact of daylight-saving time policy on traffic accidents in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). In order to carry out such analysis, traffic accident data from Public Transport and Circulation Company (PTCC) were used. The period evaluated ranges from January 2010 to December 2019. Following Smith (2016), we distinguish through a fixed effects model the long-term underlying mechanisms: the reduction of one hour of sleep, associated with an increase in the quantity of accidents, and light variation mechanism benefitting evening rush hours, associated with a reduction in the quantity of accidents. The aggregated impact show that the daylight-saving time policy reduces traffic accidents by 7,4%.

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      Published

      2023-10-17

      How to Cite

      Camargo Ramos, L. F., & Tai, S. H. T. (2023). O impacto do horário de verão nos acidentes de trânsito em Porto Alegre: The Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accidents in Porto Alegre. Análise Econômica, 41(86). https://doi.org/10.22456/2176-5456.110967

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