Crashes of novice teenage drivers: Characteristics and contributing factors

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Braitman, Keli A ^a   Kirley, Bevan B ^a   McCartt, Anne T ^a   Chaudhary, Neil K ^b  

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

^b Preusser Research Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

and teenage crash factors; novice drivers; teenage crashes; teenage drivers

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; DRIVER LICENSING; GROUND VEHICLES; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; SAFETY FACTOR;

NOVICE DRIVERS; TEENAGE CRASH FACTORS; TEENAGE CRASHES; TEENAGE DRIVERS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CONNECTICUT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 40149103252     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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