Drink driving deterrents and self-reported offending behaviours among a sample of Queensland motorists

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-120

  Freeman, J ^a   Watson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deterrence; Drink Driving; Legal Sanctions; Non legal Sanctions; Random Breath Testing

Indexed keywords

DETERRENCE; DRINK DRIVING; LEGAL SANCTIONS; NON-LEGAL SANCTIONS; RANDOM BREATH TESTING;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK PERCEPTION; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349097119     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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