Drivers' illusions - No more risk

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 249-258

  Rothengatter, Talib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviour adaptation; Driver training; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038513856     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8478(03)00004-4     Document Type: Review

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