Recidivist drink drivers' self-reported reasons for driving whilst unlicensed-A qualitative analysis

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 637-644

  Lenton, Simon ^a   Fetherston, James ^a   Cercarelli, Rina ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; DUI; DWI; DWS; Interlock; Recidivist; Repeat

Indexed keywords

DRINK DRIVERS; ECONOMIC COSTS; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; PROBABILITY OF DETECTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE DATA; SMALL GROUPS; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL FACTOR; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COST REDUCTION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRIMINALS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049118444     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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