Long-Term Prediction of Traffic Accident Record From Bus Driver Celeration Behavior

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-171

  af Wåhlberg, Anders E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bus driver; Celeration; Culpability; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548383989     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2007.11076717     Document Type: Article

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