Self-reports of safe driving behaviors in relationship to sex, age, education and income in the US adult driving population

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 111-116

  Shinar, David ^a   Schechtman, Edna ^a   Compton, Richard ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking and driving; Driving behavior; Safety belts; Speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; SEATBELT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEAT BELTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035234503     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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