@article{ref1,
title="How dangerous are drinking drivers?",
journal="Journal of political economy",
year="2001",
author="Levitt, Steven D. and Porter, Jack",
volume="109",
number="6",
pages="1198-1237",
abstract="We present a methodology for measuring the risks posed by drinking drivers that relies solely on readily available data on fatal crashes. The key to our identification strategy is a hidden richness inherent in two‐car crashes. Drivers with alcohol in their blood are seven times more likely to cause a fatal crash; legally drunk drivers pose a risk 13 times greater than sober drivers. The externality per mile driven by a drunk driver is at least 30 cents. At current enforcement rates the punishment per arrest for drunk driving that internalizes this externality would be equivalent to a fine of $8,000.<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-3808",
doi="10.1086/323281",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/323281"
}