Choice of teenagers' vehicles and views on vehicle safety: Survey of parents of novice teenage drivers

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 707-713

  Hellinga, Laurie A ^a   McCartt, Anne T ^a   Haire, Emily R ^b  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

^b Preusser Research Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash avoidance; Driver's licenses; Graduated driver licensing; Learner's permits; Novice drivers; Parents of teenage drivers; Teenage drivers; Vehicle crashworthiness

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CRASHWORTHINESS; GROUND VEHICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CRASH AVOIDANCE; CRASH PROTECTION; GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING; NOVICE DRIVERS; TEENAGE DRIVERS; TEENAGERS' VEHICLES; VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS; VEHICLE SAFETY;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LICENSING; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LICENSURE; MALE; PARENTS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37149003962     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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