The relation of acceleration force to traffic accident frequency: A pilot study

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-38

  Af Wahlberg A E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bus driver; G force; Speed; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009907870     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8478(00)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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