Licensing age and teenage driver crashes: A review of the evidence

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Williams, Allan F ^a,b  

^a Allan F Williams LLC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduated driver licensing; Learner's permits; Licensing ages; Motor vehicle crashes; Nighttime and passenger restrictions; Public opinion; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449151151     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580802500546     Document Type: Article

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