Tire condition and drivers' practice in maintaining tires in Saudi Arabia

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 201-206

  Ratrout, Nedal T ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Tire condition; Tire correct pressure; Tire defects; Tire failure; Tire maintenance; Under inflation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DATA ACQUISITION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROADS AND STREETS;

TIRE CONDITION; TIRE CORRECT PRESSURE; TIRE DEFECTS; TIRE FAILURE; TIRE MAINTENANCE; UNDER-INFLATION;

TIRES;

ARTICLE; CAR; PRESSURE; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

AUTOMOBILES; PRESSURE; SAUDI ARABIA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 10444267253     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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