Does the built environment affect when American teens become drivers? Evidence from the 2001 National Household Travel Survey

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-183

  McDonald, Noreen ^a   Trowbridge, Matthew ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Safety; Sprawl; Teen driver

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; HIGH DENSITY; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEYS; PERCENTAGE POINTS; RELATED INJURIES; RESIDENTIAL DENSITY; SAFETY; SPRAWL; TEEN DRIVER; YOUNG DRIVER;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449108363     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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