Michigan's graduated driver licensing program: Evaluation of the first four years

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-344

  Shope, Jean T ^a,b   Molnar, Lisa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduated driver licensing; Injury prevention; Teen drivers; Traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL TESTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING; INJURY PREVENTION; TEEN DRIVERS; TRAFFIC CRASHES;

DRIVER LICENSING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MICHIGAN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3242780973     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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