Attitudes towards current and lowered speed limits in Australia

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2108-2116

  Lahausse, Julie A ^a   Van Nes, Nicole ^b   Fildes, Brian N ^a   Keall, Michael D ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWOV INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community attitudes; Driving behavior; Online survey; Road safety; Speed limits

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; RURAL AREAS; RURAL ROADS; SPEED; TRANSPORTATION;

COMMUNITY ATTITUDES; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; ONLINE SURVEYS; ROAD SAFETY; SPEED LIMIT;

SURVEYS;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049358648     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.06.024     Document Type: Article

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