Sixteen years age limit for learner drivers in Sweden - An evaluation of safety effects

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Gregersen, Nils P ^a,b   Berg, Hans Yngve ^a,b   Engström, Inger ^a,b   Nolén, Sixten ^a,b   Nyberg, Anders ^a,c   Rimmö, Per Arne ^c  

^a Swed Natl Rd Transp Res I ^*  (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident involvement; Learner drivers; Safety effects; Sixteen years old

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033987345     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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