Driving under the influence of cannabis: Links with dangerous driving, psychological predictors, and accident involvement

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 299-307

  Richer, Isabelle ^a   Bergeron, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident involvement; Cannabis use; Dangerous driving; Driving simulator; Impulsivity; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; CRASHWORTHINESS; RISK PERCEPTION; SIMULATORS;

ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT; CANNABIS USE; DANGEROUS DRIVING; DRIVING SIMULATOR; IMPULSIVITY; SENSATION SEEKING;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CAR DRIVING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449118294     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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