The effect of distractions on the crash types of teenage drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 206-212

  Neyens, David M ^a   Boyle, Linda Ng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angular collisions; Crash types; Driver distraction; Rear end collisions; Teenage drivers; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ANGULAR COLLISIONS; CRASH TYPES; DRIVER DISTRACTION; REAR-END COLLISIONS; TEENAGE DRIVERS; YOUNG DRIVERS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750342986     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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