The impact of four-wheel drive on risky driver behaviours and road traffic accidents

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 324-333

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a   Al Maadid, Mohammed G A ^b   Özkan, Türker ^c   Al Bast, Daoud A E ^b   Diyab, Khaled N ^b   Lajunen, Timo ^c  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b Qatar Red Crescent   (Qatar)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ); Four wheel drive; Qatar; Seat belt usage; Small car; Speed; Traffic offences and accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION; WHEELS;

DRIVER BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE; FOUR-WHEEL DRIVES; QATAR; SEAT-BELT USAGE; SMALL CARS; TRAFFIC OFFENCES AND ACCIDENTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 48049109575     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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