In-vehicle distraction and fatal accidents in England and Wales

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 539-545

  Stevens, Alan ^a   Minton, Roy ^a  

^a TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distraction; Fatal accidents; Police narrative; Telephones

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS MEDIUM; MORTALITY; MUSIC; POLICE; STATISTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MUSIC; POLICE; RADIO; RECORDS; TELEPHONE; WALES;

EID: 0035384918     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00068-3     Document Type: Article

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