Driving violations observed: An Australian study

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1159-1182

  Glendon, A Ian ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver behaviours; Driver characteristics; Driving culture; Driving violations; Speeding; Tailgating

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL;

DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING VIOLATIONS; SPEEDING; TAILGATING; TRAFFIC POLICY;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAND; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR VEHICLE; POSITION EFFECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; VICTORIA;

EID: 34250620540     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701318624     Document Type: Article

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