Killer crashes: Fatal road traffic accidents in the UK

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 764-770

  Clarke, David D ^a   Ward, Patrick ^a   Bartle, Craig ^a   Truman, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Behaviour; Driver; Fatalities

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BEHAVIOUR; DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORTS; DRIVER FATALITIES; FATAL ACCIDENTS; IN-LINE; OLDER DRIVERS; POLICE FORCES; REDUCTION TARGETS; RIGHT OF WAY; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; SEAT BELT; URBAN ROAD; VEHICLE OCCUPANTS; YOUNG DRIVER;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ERRORS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RIGHTS OF WAY; ROADS AND STREETS; RURAL AREAS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEAT BELTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049098030     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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