Examining the self-enhancement bias: Professional truck drivers' perceptions of speed, safety, skill and consideration

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-113

  Walton, D ^a  

^a Open Polytechnic of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Consideration; Driver; Professional; Safety; Self enhancement; Skill; Speed; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033147440     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8478(99)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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