Preventing vehicle crashes with trains at grade crossings: The risk seeker challenge

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-139

  Witte, Kim ^a   Donohue, William A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication campaign; Rail automobile accidents; Risk seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RAILWAY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RAILROADS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0033987348     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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