Associations between self-assessment of driving ability, driver training and crash involvement among young drivers

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 334-346

  Tronsmoen, Torbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body dimension; Driver education; Driving ability; Road traffic safety; Self assessment; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURVEYS;

BODY DIMENSIONS; DRIVER EDUCATION; DRIVING ABILITIES; ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY; SELF ASSESSMENT; YOUNG DRIVER;

DRIVER TRAINING;

EID: 48049091182     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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