Women drivers' behavior in well-known versus less familiar locations

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-288

  Rosenbloom, Tova ^a   Perlman, Amotz ^a   Shahar, Amit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Driving; Familiarity; Road use; Traffic violations

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

AUTOMATIC DRIVING; AUTOMATICITY; DRIVING; ROAD USE; TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347354230     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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