Risk and type of crash among young drivers by rurality of residence: Findings from the DRIVE Study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 676-682

  Chen, H Y ^a   Ivers, R Q ^a   Martiniuk, A L C ^a   Boufous, S ^a   Senserrick, T ^a   Woodward, M ^a,b   Stevenson, M ^a   Williamson, A ^c   Norton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle crash; Rural urban difference; The DRIVE Study; Young driver

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CRASH RISK; CRASH TYPE; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; KEY ISSUES; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH; ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE; POISSON REGRESSION; RISK FACTORS; ROAD CRASH; ROAD GEOMETRY; RURAL/URBAN DIFFERENCE; THE DRIVE STUDY; URBAN/RURAL DIFFERENCES; VEHICLE CRASHES; YOUNG DRIVER;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTORS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349127574     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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