Association between older driver characteristics, on-road driving test performance, and crash liability

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 112-116

  Keall, Michael D ^a   Frith, William J ^a  

^a Land Transport Safety Authority New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Crash Involvement; Licensing Systems; Older Drivers; On Road Driving Test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CRUSH TRAUMA; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3042647031     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580490435006     Document Type: Article

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