@article{ref1,
title="Corruption on the road: a case study of Russian traffic police",
journal="IATSS research",
year="2016",
author="Oleinik, Anton",
volume="40",
number="1",
pages="19-25",
abstract="Motorists deal with traffic police officers on a daily basis. In Russia, the operations of the traffic police are not transparent. Mass surveys show that contacts with traffic police officers represent a key source of corruption in this country. This article discusses the links between corruption in the traffic police and road safety. Corruption in the traffic police has a positive impact on road safety in Russia, a middle-income country. It suppresses economic growth and thus reduces the intensity of road use. In the current situation, Russian motorists have no incentive for fighting corruption: constantly growing fines and penalties for traffic offences increase the attractiveness of paying bribes compared to individual and/or collective protests. A vicious circle emerges as a result: corruption becomes self-sustainable. The official statistical data and results of a nationally representative sociological survey provide the data for the analysis. An instrumental variables analysis and multiple regression modelling are used in this study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0386-1112",
doi="10.1016/j.iatssr.2015.12.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iatssr.2015.12.001"
}