Factors affecting common vehicle-to-vehicle collision types: Road safety priorities in an aging society

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1980, 2006, Pages 70-78

  Ulfarsson, Gudmundur F ^a   Kim, Sungyop ^b   Lentz, Eric T ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c Whitworth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DRIVER LICENSING; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; PROBABILITY;

LICENSE HOLDERS; MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS; ROAD SAFETY PRIORITIES; VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COLLISIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 33847132261     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1980-12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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