The role of driver education in the licensing process in Quebec

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-142

  Hirsch, Pierro ^a   Maag, Urs ^a   Laberge Nadeau, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent Drivers; Crash Risk; Driver Education; Experience; GDL; Motivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LICENSURE; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646488927     PISSN: 10286586     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580500517644     Document Type: Article

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