Prevalence of teen driver errors leading to serious motor vehicle crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1285-1290

  Curry, Allison E ^a   Hafetz, Jessica ^a   Kallan, Michael J ^b   Winston, Flaura K ^a,c   Durbin, Dennis R ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Automobiles; Distracted driving; Novice driver; Teen driving; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DISTRACTED DRIVING; NOVICE DRIVER; TEEN DRIVING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

AUTOMOBILES; ERROR DETECTION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MONITORING; VEHICLES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAUSALITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79955581211     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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