The relationship between perceived risk of being ticketed and self-reported seat belt use

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-390

  Chaudhary, Neil K ^a   Solomon, Mark G ^a   Cosgrove, Linda A ^b  

^a Preusser Research Group Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving behavior; Gender; Highway safety; Risk perception; Safety belts; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

DRIVING BEHAVIOR; GENDER; HIGHWAY SAFETY; SAFETY BELTS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; PERCEPTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEATBELT; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEAT BELTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4944255842     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.03.015     Document Type: Article

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