The prevalence and characteristics of self-reported dangerous driving behaviours among a young cohort

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-154

  Palk, Gavan ^a   Freeman, James ^a   Kee, Alita Gee ^a   Steinhardt, Dale ^a   Davey, Jeremy ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dangerous driving; Hooning; Young drivers and crashes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DIGITAL STORAGE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ANECDOTAL EVIDENCES; CRASH INVOLVEMENT; DANGEROUS DRIVINGS; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; HOONING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; YOUNG DRIVER;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79951670396     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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