Speed behaviour as a choice between observing and exceeding the speed limit

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 481-492

  Letirand, Frédéric ^a   Delhomme, Patricia ^a  

^a INRETS LPC 2   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioural alternative; Speed choice; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION;

BEHAVIOURAL ALTERNATIVE; SPEED BEHAVIOR; SPEED CHOICE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

SPEED CONTROL;

EID: 27444437752     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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