Promoting traffic safety among young male drivers by means of elaboration-based interventions

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Falk, Birgitta ^a   Montgomery, Henry ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Interventions; Risk taking; Traffic safety; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

ATTITUDE CHANGE; INTERVENTIONS; RISK TAKING; TRAFFIC SAFETY; YOUNG DRIVER;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 56649092913     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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