Changes in risk perceptions prospectively predict changes in self-reported speeding

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1092-1098

  Brown, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media campaign; risk perception; road safety; speeding

Indexed keywords

BUILT-UP AREAS; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA CAMPAIGN; MEDIA CAMPAIGNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BEHAVIOR; ROAD SAFETY; SEQUENTIAL CHANGES; SPEED LIMIT; TELEPHONE SURVEY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; SURVEYS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MASS MEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TELEPHONE NETWORK;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954717368     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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