A model of traffic crashes in New Zealand

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 673-687

  Scuffham, P A ^a,b,c   Langley, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Road safety; Social determinants of traffic crashes; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0036707723     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00067-7     Document Type: Article

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