Effect of passenger age and gender on fatal crash risks of young drivers

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2078, 2008, Pages 33-40

  Fu, Haoqiang ^a   Wilmot, Chester G ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; CRASH DATA; CRASH RATE; CRASH RISK; FATAL CRASHES; LOUISIANA; OLDER DRIVERS; RELATIVE RISKS; RISK RATE; YOUNG DRIVER;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 61349127839     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2078-05     Document Type: Article

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