Self-reported motorcycle riding behaviour among school children in India

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 334-339

  Rathinam, Chandrasekar ^a   Nair, Nandakumaran ^b   Gupta, Ankur ^a   Joshi, Shabnam ^a   Bansal, Sneh ^a  

^a TDTR DAV Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Accidents; Behavioural factors; Motorcycle riders; School children; Underage riders

Indexed keywords

GROUND VEHICLES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BEHAVIORAL FACTORS; MOTORCYCLE RIDERS; SCHOOL CHILDREN; UNDERAGE RIDERS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 33845189899     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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