Patterns of road use and perceptions of driving risk by New Zealand drivers

Road and Transport Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-39

  Charlton, Samuel G ^a   Newman, Jean E ^a   Baas, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b South Auckland Mail Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

DRIVING RISK; ROAD USER DEMOGRAPHIC;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 0142028931     PISSN: 10375783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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