Risky driving or risky drivers? Exploring driving and crash histories of illegal street racing offenders

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2182, 2010, Pages 16-23

  Leal, Nerida ^a   Watson, Barry ^a   Armstrong, Kerry ^a  

^a School of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

AUSTRALIA; COMPARISON GROUP; CRASH HISTORY; CRASH RISK; DATA-SOURCE; QUEENSLAND; RISKY DRIVING; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY PROFESSIONALS; YOUNG MALE DRIVERS;

CRIME;

EID: 79551620584     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2182-03     Document Type: Article

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