Effects of electronic stability control: An update

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-324

  Farmer, Charles M ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Crash Avoidance; Loss of Control; Rollover

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FATALITY; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33751162117     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580600846273     Document Type: Article

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