To what extent can theory account for the findings of road safety evaluation studies?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 841-849

  Elvik, Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behavioural effect; Checklists; Engineering effect; Evaluation study; Explanation; Road safety; Theory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAKING; EVALUATION; KINETIC ENERGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; THEORY; VISIBILITY;

BEHAVIOURAL EFFECT; CHECKLISTS; ENGINEERING EFFECT; EVALUATION STUDY; EXPLANATION; ROAD SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 2942541202     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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