Is the driving experience of older women changing? Safety and mobility consequences over time

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1956, 2006, Pages 127-132

  Rosenbloom, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DRIVER LICENSING; HIGHWAY PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INTELLIGENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT; MOBILITY IMPLICATIONS; TRAVEL PATTERNS;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 33846503845     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1956-16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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