Driving while Hungry: The Effect of Fasting on Traffic Accidents

Ahmet Gulek
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I study the impact of hunger on traffic accidents by exploiting the fasting that is religiously mandated during the month of Ramadan. Identification comes from working hours not being adjusted during Ramadan in Turkey. I find that driving while fasting at rush hour is associated with a significant increase in road traffic accidents. Using existing survey evidence on fasting rates in Turkey, I conclude that hunger induced by fasting increases the probability of an accident by 25%, which is smaller than the effect of driving while intoxicated, but larger than the effect of mild sleep deprivation.
饿着开车:禁食对交通事故的影响
我通过利用斋月期间宗教规定的禁食来研究饥饿对交通事故的影响。在土耳其,斋月期间的工作时间没有调整。我发现在高峰时间禁食驾驶与道路交通事故的显著增加有关。利用土耳其现有的关于禁食率的调查证据,我得出结论,禁食引起的饥饿使事故发生的可能性增加了25%,这比醉酒驾驶的影响要小,但比轻度睡眠剥夺的影响要大。
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