Collision and violation involvement of drivers who use cellular telephones

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Wilson, Jean ^a   Fang, Ming ^a   Wiggins, Sandra ^a   Cooper, Peter ^b  

^a Insurance Corporation of British Columbia   (Canada)

^b Insurance Corporation of British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular Telephones; Collisions; Driving; Gender Differences; Risk; Violations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; POLICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CELLULAR PHONE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037342588     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580309851     Document Type: Article

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