Do speeding tickets reduce the likelihood of receiving subsequent speeding tickets? A longitudinal study of speeding violators in Maryland

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-34

  Lawpoolsri, Saranath ^a   Li, Jingyi ^a   Braver, Elisa R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Impaired Driving; Probation before Judgment; Recidivism; Speeding; Traffic Citations; Traffic Enforcement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33847031661     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580601009764     Document Type: Article

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