Licence restrictions as an under-used strategy in managing older driver safety

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 487-493

  Langford, Jim ^a   Koppel, Sjaanie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Licensing policy; Licensing restrictions; Older drivers

Indexed keywords

CRASH RATE; CRASH RISK; LICENSING AUTHORITY; LICENSING POLICY; LICENSING RESTRICTIONS; OLDER DRIVERS; SAFETY BENEFITS;

AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; COHORT ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SPECTACLES; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COHORT STUDIES; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 78649999607     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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