Young novice driver subtypes: Relationship to driving violations, errors and lapses

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1689-1696

  Lucidi, Fabio ^a   Giannini, Anna Maria ^a   Sgalla, Roberto ^b   Mallia, Luca ^a   Devoto, Alessandra ^a   Reichmann, Simona ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Italian Environment Ministry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Errors; Lapses; Novice drivers; Personality; Violations

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT; DRIVER BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRES; DRIVING ANGER; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE; DRIVING ERRORS; EXTERNAL DRIVING; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; LAPSES; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MANCHESTER; NOVICE DRIVERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TRAITS; PERSONALITY VARIABLES; RISK TAKING; SAFE DRIVING; TRAFFIC RULES; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VIOLATIONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ERRORS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHARACTER; CONTROL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHARACTER; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; ITALY; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955984067     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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