Motorcycle crash characteristics in Nigeria: Implication for control

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 294-298

  Oluwadiya, K S ^a   Kolawole, I K ^b   Adegbehingbe, O O ^c   Olasinde, A A ^d   Agodirin, Olaide ^a   Uwaezuoke, S C ^b  

^a Ladoke Akintola University   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^d FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Crash; Injury; Motorcycle; Road; Traffic

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ROADS AND STREETS;

CRASH; INJURY; MOTORCYCLE; ROAD; TRAFFIC;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HELMET; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; NIGERIA; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; NIGERIA; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 60449104253     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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