An empirical analysis of driver perceptions of the relationship between speed limits and safety

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-106

  Mannering, Fred ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver Risk Assessment; Safety; Speed limits

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DIGITAL STORAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SAFETY FACTOR;

CRITICAL DETERMINANT; DRIVER RISK ASSESSMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDIANA; PROBABILISTIC MODELING; SAFETY PERCEPTION; SPEED LIMIT;

SPEED;

EID: 58749102389     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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