Driver distraction by advertising: Genuine risk or urban myth?

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-190

  Wallace, Brendan ^a  

^a Centre for Applied Social Psychology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Roads and highways; Safety and hazards

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; RISKS;

ACCIDENT RATES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; ROAD TRANSPORT; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 0345770597     PISSN: 09650903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/muen.2003.156.3.185     Document Type: Article

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