Effects of Economic Development on Road Insecurity: Empirical Evidence for Senegal
Ibrahima Cisse

Abstract
This article analyzes the effects of economic growth on road insecurity measured by the number of deaths due to road accidents in Senegal during the period 2000-2021. To do this, we used the multiple linear regression method applied to World Bank data. The results from our estimates show that economic growth has a significantly negative impact on road insecurity in Senegal. These results imply that a good part of the wealth created is attributed to the road safety policy, in particular to the renewal of the vehicle fleet considered too obsolete, to the construction of highways and the widening of roads for more room to maneuver in the event of danger, to the installation of traffic lights and to good training of law enforcement on new ICTs for good road surveillance.

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