Examining road rage/aggressive driving: Media depiction and prevention suggestions

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 621-636

  Burns, Ronald G ^a   Katovich, Michael A ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving; Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED); Road rage; Road rage prevention; Traffic facilitation

Indexed keywords

CRIME; ROAD TRANSPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0141683981     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916503254758     Document Type: Article

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