Gender differences in responses to speed cameras: Typology findings and implications for road safety

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-433

  Corbett, Claire ^a   Caramlau, Isabela ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age differences; Driver typology; Gender differences; Speed cameras

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749567054     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895806068578     Document Type: Review

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