The road safety implications of illegal street racing and associated risky driving behaviours: An analysis of offences and offenders

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1547-1554

  Leal, Nerida L ^a,b   Watson, Barry C ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Transport and Main Roads   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crash risk; Illegal street racing; Risky driving

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPARISON GROUP; CRASH HISTORY; CRASH RISK; FIXED-OBJECTS; ILLEGAL STREET RACING; IN-PHASE; PHASE 1; QUEENSLAND; RISKY DRIVING; ROAD SAFETY; VEHICLE CRASHES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CRIME; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS;

RACING AUTOMOBILES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; RECREATION; RISK; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRIME; CRIMINALS; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RECREATION; RISK; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955609274     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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