Approaches of truck drivers and non-truck drivers toward reckless on-road behavior

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 723-728

  Rosenbloom, Tova ^a   Eldror, Ehud ^b   Shahar, Amit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b College of Management ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Professional drivers; Reckless on road behaviors; Truck drivers

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MEDIA CAMPAIGNS; PRIVATE VEHICLES; PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS; RECKLESS DRIVING; RECKLESS ON-ROAD BEHAVIORS; SELF-REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING STRATEGY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRUCK DRIVERS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

TRUCKS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 67449083463     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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