Assessing the residual teen crash risk factors after graduated drivers license implementation

Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine - 54th Annual Scientific Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 295-308

  Thor, Craig P ^a   Gabler, Hampton C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING; CRASH FACTORS; CRASH RISK; DATA SETS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DRIVING ENVIRONMENT; GRADUATED DRIVERS LICENSE; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; NIGHT TIME DRIVING; ROAD DEPARTURES; TEEN DRIVERS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; MEDICINE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

CAR DRIVING; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HUMAN; LICENSING; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HUMANS; LICENSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650878371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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