Young novice drivers: Towards a model of their accident involvement

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-241

  Gregersen, Nils Petter ^a   Bjurulf, Per ^b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Driver training; Recently qualified drivers; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030100145     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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