Impact of texting laws on motor vehicular fatalities in the United States

Using a panel study design,we examined the effects of different types o f texting bans on motor vehicular fatalities.We used the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and a difference-in-differences approach to examine the incidence of fatal crashes in 2000 through 2010 in 48 US states with and w ith o u t texting bans.Age cohorts were constructed to examine the impact of these bans on age-specifi…