The effectiveness of road-safety crossing guards: Knowledge and behavioral intentions

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1450-1458

  Rosenbloom, Tova ^a   Haviv, Matan ^b   Peleg, Ariela ^a   Nemrodov, Dan ^a  

^a College of Management ^*  (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Crossing guards; Gender; Road safety; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ROADS AND STREETS;

ATTITUDES; CROSSING GUARDS; GENDER; ROAD-SAFETY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS;

CROSSINGS (PIPE AND CABLE);

ARTICLE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 55049108376     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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