Views of parents of teenagers about licensing policies: A national survey

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Williams, Allan F ^a   Braitman, Keli A ^b   McCartt, Anne T ^b  

^a Allan F Williams LLC   (United States)

^b Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Graduated licensing; Motor vehicle crashes; Parents; Surveys; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LICENSURE; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78951485008     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2010.515631     Document Type: Article

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