The Social context of motorcycle riding and the key determinants influencing rider behavior: A qualitative investigation

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 363-376

  Tunnicliff, Deborah ^a   Watson, Barry ^a   White, Katherine M ^a   Lewis, Ioni ^a   Wishart, Darren ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identity; Qualitative research; Motorcyclist safety; Social context of riding; Social Influences; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTORCYCLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTORCYCLES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961220465     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.577653     Document Type: Article

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