Injury severity analysis of accidents involving young male drivers in Great Britain

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 483-495

  Gray, Rebecca C ^a   Quddus, Mohammed A ^b   Evans, Andrew ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ordered probit models; Safety policy; Safety targets; Severity of accidents; Young male drivers

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; FORECASTING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; LIGHTING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS;

ORDERED PROBIT MODELS; SAFETY POLICY; SAFETY TARGETS; SEVERITY OF ACCIDENTS; YOUNG MALE DRIVERS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LONDON; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749083857     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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