Availability, functionality, and use of seat belts in Beijing taxis prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 342-344

  Fleiter, Judy J ^a   Gao, Liping ^b   Qiu, Chen ^b   Shi, Kan ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Passenger; Restraint; Safety belt; Seat belt; Traffic law enforcement

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; GAME THEORY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CHINA; PASSENGER; RESTRAINT; SAFETY BELT; SEAT BELT; TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OBSERVATION; SEATBELT; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; SEAT BELTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 60549107846     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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