Do drivers become less risk-prone after answering a questionnaire on risky driving behaviour?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 235-244

  Falk, Birgitta ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Driver behaviour; Persuasion; Self report; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; FUTURE PERFORMANCE; RISKY DRIVING; SELF-REPORT; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC VIOLATION; YOUNG DRIVER; YOUNG MALE DRIVERS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549121326     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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