Traffic law enforcement in Hyderabad, India

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-176

  Dandona, Rakhi ^a   Anil Kumar, G ^a   Dandona, Lalit ^a  

^a ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Enforcement; India; Road safety; Traffic laws; Violations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDIA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; POLICE; ROAD SAFETY; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTOR VEHICLE; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INDIA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTOR VEHICLES; POLICE; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 33644825163     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300500088840     Document Type: Article

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