The effect of age, gender and driver status on pedestrians' intentions to cross the road in risky situations

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 224-237

  Holland, Carol ^a   Hill, Roslyn ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Nondrivers; Pedestrian; Perceived risk; Road safety education; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS; ROAD SAFETY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR (TPB);

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845190155     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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