Safety of public transportation occupational drivers: Risk perception, attitudes, and driving behavior

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2145, 2010, Pages 72-79

  Ma, Ming ^a   Yan, Xinping ^b   Huang, Helai ^c   Abdel Aty, Mohamed ^c  

^a School of Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; TAXICABS;

CRASH RISK; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; LEVEL OF SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL DRIVERS; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; RISK FACTORS; RISKY DRIVING; RULE VIOLATION; TRANSPORT SERVICES;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 78651268519     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2145-09     Document Type: Article

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