Ageing drivers: Storm in a teacup?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-121

  Tay, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing drivers; Australia; Econometrics; Licensing; Marginal effects; Road safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER LICENSING; ESTIMATION; PUBLIC POLICY; ROADS AND STREETS;

AGEING DRIVERS; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMETRICS; LICENSING; MARGINAL EFFECTS; ROAD SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 27644552352     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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