The Role of Driver Behavior, Skills, and Personality Traits in Traffic Accidents;Sürücü Davranişlari, Becerileri, Bazi Kişilik Özellikleri ve Psikolojik Belirtilerin Trafik Kazalarindaki Rolleri

Turk Psikoloji Dergisi

Volumn 17, Issue 49, 2002, Pages 1-25

  Sümer, Nebi ^a   Özkan, Türker ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Driver skills; Errors; Psychological symptoms; Sensation seeking; Traffic violations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442308113     PISSN: 13004433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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