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Traffic Safety Policy Research

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PUBLICATIONS

  • David J. Houston. 2011. Motorcyclists. In Bryan E. Porter (ed.), Handbook of Traffic Psychology. London: Elsevier. Pp. 375-389.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2011. Drunk Driving. In Paul J. Quirk and William Cunion (eds.), Governing America: Major Policies and Decisions of Federal, State, and Local Government, Volume 3. New York: Facts on File. Pp. 846-852.
  • David J. Houston. 2010. The Case for Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws. Southern Medical Journal 103(1):1-2. (Invited editorial)
  • Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr., and David J. Houston. 2009. Federalism and Safety on America's Highways. Publius: The Journal of Federalism 39(1): 117-137.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2008. Motorcyclist Fatality Rates and Mandatory Helmet-Use Laws. Accident Analysis and Prevention 40(1): 200-208.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2007. Risk Compensation or Risk Reduction? Seat Belts, State Laws, and Traffic Fatalities. Social Science Quarterly 88(4): 913-936.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2007. Repealing Universal Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Safety. American Journal of Public Health 97(11): 2063-2069.
  • David J. Houston. 2007. Are Helmet Laws Protecting Young Motorcyclists? Journal of Safety Research 38(3): 329-336.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2006. Safety Belt Use and the Switch to Primary Enforcement, 1991-2003. American Journal of Public Health 96(11): 1949-1954.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2006. Reducing Traffic Fatalities in the American States by Upgrading Seat Belt Use Laws to Primary Enforcement. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 25(3): 645-660.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2005. Getting Americans to Buckle Up: The Efficacy of State Seat Belt Laws. Accident Analysis and Prevention 37(6): 1114-1120.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2004. Drinking-and-Driving in America: A Test of Behavioral Assumptions Underlying Public Policy. Political Research Quarterly 57(1): 53-64.
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2002. Traffic Safety and the Switch to a Primary Seat Belt Law: The California Experience. Accident Analysis and Prevention 34(6): 743-751. (Received the 2001 Albert Weinmiller Faculty Research Prize for Outstanding Application of Statistical Methodology, University of Missouri-Columbia.)
  • David J. Houston, Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr., and Grant W. Neeley. 2001. The Effectiveness of Child Safety Seat Laws in the Fifty States. Policy Studies Review 18(1): 163-184.
  • David J. Houston. 2001. Buses, Trains, and Automobiles: Facing the Challenges of Urban Transportation. Public Performance & Management Review, 25(2):251-255. (Book review essay)
  • David J. Houston and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. 2000. The Politics of Air Bag Safety: A Competition Among Problem Definitions. Policy Studies Journal 28(3): 485-501.
  • David J. Houston. 1999. Implications of the 65 mph Speed Limit for Traffic Safety. Evaluation Review 23(3): 304-315.
  • David J. Houston, Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. and Grant W. Neeley. 1996. Mandatory Seat Belt Laws in the States: A Study of Fatal and Severe Occupant Injuries. Evaluation Review 20(2): 146-159.
  • David J. Houston, Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr., and Grant W. Neeley. 1995. Legislating Traffic Safety: A Pooled Time Series Analysis. Social Science Quarterly 76(2):328-345.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, and Tammy Enix. A Survey of Tennesseans' Seat Belt Use Behavior & Attitudes, Fall 2007. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.
  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, Tammy Enix, and Linda Daugherty. A Survey of Attitudes of Tennesseans About Traffic Safety Issues--December 2005. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.
  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, Tammy Enix, and Linda Daugherty. Traffic Safety Issues and "Booze It & Lose It!": A Survey of Tennesseans--August 2005. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.
  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, Tammy Enix, and Linda Daugherty. Traffic Safety Issues and "Click It or Ticket": A Survey of Tennesseans--May 2005. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.
  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, Tammy Enix, and Linda Daugherty. Traffic Safety Issues and "Merge Early, Merge Left": A Survey of Tennesseans--April 2005. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.
  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, Tammy Enix, and Linda Daugherty. Drinking-and-Driving Perceptions Survey, January 2005. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.
  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, Tammy Enix, and Linda Daugherty. Drinking-and-Driving Perceptions Survey, Spring 2004. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.
  • David J. Houston, Jerry Everett, Tammy Enix, and Linda Daugherty. Drinking-and-Driving Perceptions Survey, Fall 2003. Prepared for the Governor's Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Department of Transportation. University of Tennessee, Center for Transportation Research.