Crash involvement risks of cars with electronic stability control systems in Great Britain

International Journal of Vehicle Safety

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-281

  Thomas, Pete ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

active safety; crash avoidance; electronic stability control; ESC

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952446201     PISSN: 14793105     EISSN: 14793113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVS.2006.011229     Document Type: Article

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