Some consequences of different older driver licensing procedures in Australia

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 993-1001

  Langford, Jim ^a   Fitzharris, Michael ^a   Newstead, Stuart ^a   Koppel, Sjaanie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Licensing; Older drivers; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

AGEING; LICENSING; OLDER DRIVERS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DATA REDUCTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; RISK; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; RISK; VICTORIA;

EID: 4344705120     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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