Older drivers and road safety: The acceptability of a range of intervention measures

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 805-810

  Parker, Dianne ^a   McDonald, Lorraine ^a   Rabbitt, Patrick ^a   Sutcliffe, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Older drivers; Road safety

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ROADS AND STREETS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ROAD SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0042830799     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00084-2     Document Type: Article

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