'Low mileage bias' and related policy implications-A cautionary note

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1249-1252

  Staplin, Loren ^a   Gish, Kenneth W ^a   Joyce, John ^b  

^a TransAnalytics LLC   (United States)

^b Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash risk; Exposure; Licensing; Older driver; Safety

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; DRIVER LICENSING; RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

CRASH RISK; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER LICENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MASS SCREENING; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43049157564     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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