Belt Use Rates among Taxicab Drivers in a Jurisdiction with License Points for Nonuse

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-91

  Ferguson, Susan A ^a   Wells, Joann K ^a   Williams, Allan F ^a   Feldman, Amy F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Belt use laws; Driver belt use; Fatality; Injury; License points; Motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347025919     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(99)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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