Speed choice versus celeration behavior as traffic accident predictor

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-51

  Af Wahlberg A E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bus driver; Celeration behavior; Crash; Speed choice; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

BUS DRIVER; CELERATION BEHAVIOR; CRASH; SPEED CHOICE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK-TAKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 33644881114     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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