Vehicle occupancy and crash risk

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1908, 2005, Pages 187-194

  Geyer, Judy A ^a   Ragland, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; RISKS;

DRIVER DISTRACTION; DRIVER GENDER; FATAL CRASH;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

EID: 32644453275     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1908-23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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