Crossing at a red light: Behaviour of individuals and groups

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 389-394

  Rosenbloom, Tova ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Group; Individual; Red light; Social control

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL TESTS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

CHI-SQUARE TESTS; GROUP; INDIVIDUAL; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MEDIA CAMPAIGNS; RED LIGHT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STREET CROSSING;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 70349451202     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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