Risk compensation - the case of road lighting

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 545-553

  Assum, Terje ^a   Bjørnskau, Torkel ^a   Fosser, Stein ^a   Sagberg, Fridulv ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK COMPENSATION;

STREET LIGHTING;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032595989     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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