Hazard perception and driving experience among novice drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 407-414

  Sagberg, Fridulv ^a   Bjørnskau, Torkel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crash risk; Driving experience; Hazard perception; Novice driver

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CRASH RISK; DRIVING EXPERIENCE; HAZARD PERCEPTION; NOVICE DRIVER;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RISK; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; RISK; SAFETY;

EID: 31044450089     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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