The effect of alcohol impairment on road-crossing behaviour

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 258-268

  Oxley, Jennifer ^a   Lenné, Michael ^a   Corben, Bruce ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident; Alcohol; Behaviour; Pedestrian; Risk; Safety; Traffic; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCIDENT; ALCOHOL; BEHAVIOUR; PEDESTRIAN; RISK; TRAFFIC; VULNERABLE;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 33745224079     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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