Perception of traffic risks for older and younger adults

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1231-1236

  Rafaely, Vered ^a   Meyer, Joachim ^a   Zilberman Sandler, Ilena ^a   Viener, Svetlana ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Risk perception; Traffic risk

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DRIVING BEHAVIOR; PEDESTRIAN CRASHES; TRAFFIC RISKS;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; ISRAEL; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33749049592     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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