Reductions in driver speed using posted feedback of speeding information: Social comparison or implied surveillance?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1119-1126

  Wrapson, Wendy ^a   Harré, Niki ^a   Murrell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Feedback signs; Intervention; New Zealand; Road safety; Speed

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SPEED CONTROL;

FEEDBACK SIGNS; INDUCTIVE LOOP DETECTORS; ROAD SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; POLICE; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; POLICE; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33749139722     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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