An integrated approach to evaluate policies for controlling traffic law violations

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-436

  Mehmood, Arif ^a  

^a Department of Transport ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Driver behavior; Dynamic simulation; Road safety; Violations of traffic law

Indexed keywords

ABU DHABI; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CONTROL TRAFFIC; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODELS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAW VIOLATION; POLICY EVALUATION; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; ROAD SAFETY; SIMULATION RESULT; SYSTEM APPROACH; TRAFFIC LAWS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRIME; ROADS AND STREETS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SYSTEMS THEORY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 76049130831     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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