Views of U.S. drivers about driving safety

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 491-494

  Williams, Allan F ^a  

^a Ins Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Driver skills; Injury factors; Motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; COSTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ERRORS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRAFFIC SIGNS;

DRIVER SKILLS; HIGHWAY SAFETY MESSAGES; INJURY FACTORS; INJURY PREVENTION; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347758746     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2003.05.002     Document Type: Article

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