The effects of road-surface conditions, age, and gender on driver-injury severities

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1852-1863

  Morgan, Abigail ^a   Mannering, Fred L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Crash injury severities; Gender differences; Mixed logit model; Road surface conditions; Weather

Indexed keywords

AGE DIFFERENCES; CRASH-INJURY SEVERITIES; GENDER DIFFERENCES; MIXED LOGIT MODELS; ROAD-SURFACE CONDITIONS; WEATHER;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WEATHER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958183023     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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