Traffic behaviour among adolescents using mopeds and light motorcycles

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-492

  Njå, Ove ^a   Nesvåg, Sverre M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accident; Light motorcycle; Moped; Risk; Socio cultural perspective; Traffic behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; RISK ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED CONTROL;

LIGHT MOTORCYCLES; POWERED TWO WHEELERS (PTW); SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES; TRAFFIC BEHAVIOR;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTORCYCLE; NORWAY; REVIEW; RISK; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTORCYCLES; NORWAY; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34548660584     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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