Improving traffic safety: Conceptual considerations for successful action

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 453-457

  Sivak, Michael ^a   Tsimhoni, Omer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Common sense; Conceptual considerations; Countermeasures; Science based interventions; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

COMMON SENSE; CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS; COUNTERMEASURES; SCIENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ARTICLE; CAR; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY;

EID: 55749101154     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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