How accurately does the public perceive differences in transport risks?: An exploratory analysis of scales representing perceived risk

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1005-1011

  Elvik, Rune ^a   Bjørnskau, Torkel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Correlation; Risk perception; Statistical estimates of risk; Transport risks

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CORRELATION METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CORRELATION; STATISTICAL ESTIMATES OF RISKS; TRANSPORT RISKS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORWAY; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAILWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHIP; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; NORWAY; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAILROADS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHIPS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 26944465343     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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