Attitudes towards vehicle driving behaviour: Categorising and contextualising risk

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 324-334

  Musselwhite, Charles ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Driving; Motivation; Risk

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH RISKS; MOTIVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; ROADS AND STREETS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ATTITUDES; DRIVING; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MOTIVATIONS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 31044432788     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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