YAU-HUO (JIMMY) SHRFENG-AN YANG2023-06-062023-06-062023-06-0110579230https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85149842968&doi=10.1002%2fhec.4667&partnerID=40&md5=6a01c400743826ee1683cc474f00fb7dhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/631852This study investigates how exposure to riskier environments influences risky road behaviors, using the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment. Utilizing administrative individual traffic violation records from Taipei, where neither mandatory lockdown nor mobility restrictions were imposed, we find that pandemic-induced risk decreased speeding violations and that the effect was transitory. However, no significant changes were observed concerning violations with a minimal risk of casualties, such as illegal parking. These findings suggest that experiencing a higher level of life-threatening risk discourages risky behaviors concerning human life but has little spillover effect on those concerning only financial costs.enCOVID-19; risk-taking behaviors; road safety; time-varying risk aversion; traffic violations[SDGs]SDG1[SDGs]SDG2[SDGs]SDG3[SDGs]SDG11[SDGs]SDG13Accidents, Traffic; Automobile Driving; Communicable Disease Control; COVID-19; Humans; Pandemics; Public Health; Risk-Takingjournal article10.1002/hec.4667368794732-s2.0-85149842968WOS:000943505800001https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85149842968