Intention to speed in a rural area: Reasoned but not reasonable

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Forward, Sonja E ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Descriptive norms; Gender; Speeding; TPB

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS;

AMBIVALENCE; DESCRIPTIVE NORMS; DRIVING EXPERIENCES; GENDER; PERCEIVED BEHAVIOURAL CONTROLS; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; SPEEDING; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79952443221     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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