Role of gender and driver behaviour in road traffic crashes

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-336

  Bener, A ^a,b   Crundall, D ^c  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driver Behaviour Questionnaire; Driver Skill Inventory; Gender; Road traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT; ACCIDENT RATES; CLUSTER SAMPLING; DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; DRIVER SKILL INVENTORY; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES; SEAT BELTS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 46249115898     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260801942684     Document Type: Article

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