Practicing for and performance on drivers license tests in relation to gender differences in crash involvement among novice drivers

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-80

  Nyberg, Anders ^a,b   Gregersen, Nils Petter ^b,c  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c The National Society for Road Safety ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crashes; Driver education; Drivers license tests; Gender; Novice drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DRIVER TRAINING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DRIVERS LICENSE TESTS; GENDER; RISK ACCEPTANCE;

DRIVER LICENSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; LICENSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TEACHING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TEACHING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33847382982     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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