The cell phone effect on pedestrian fatalities

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 284-290

  Loeb, Peter D ^a   Clarke, William A ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phones; Motor vehicle accidents; Pedestrian fatalities

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ADVERSE EFFECT; CELL PHONE; CELL PHONE USAGES; CRITICAL NUMBERS; ECONOMETRIC MODELLING; LIFE-SAVING EFFECTS; MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS; PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES;

SPECIFICATIONS;

ACCIDENT; ECONOMETRICS; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; PEDESTRIAN; SAFETY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149122171     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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