RT Journal
A1 Redelmeier DA, Tibshirani RJ
T1 DRiving fatalities on us presidential election days
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2008
FD October 1
VO 300
IS 13
SP 1518
OP 1520
DO 10.1001/jama.300.13.1518
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.300.13.1518
AB 
To the Editor: The results of US presidential elections have large effects on public health by their influence on health policy, the economy, and diverse political decisions. We are unaware of studies testing whether the US presidential electoral process itself has a direct effect on public health. We hypothesized that mobilizing approximately 50% to 55% of the population,1 along with US reliance on motor vehicle travel, might result in an increased number of fatal motor vehicle crashes during US presidential elections.