Accident involvement among learner drivers - An analysis of the consequences of supervised practice

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 725-730

  Gregersen, Nils Petter ^a,b   Nyberg, Anders ^a,b   Berg, Hans Yngve ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident risk; Driver training; Learner drivers; Novice drivers; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COSTS; HEALTH RISKS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

LEARNER DRIVERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0041328291     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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