Overview of motorcycling in the United States: A national telephone survey

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-184

  McCartt, Anne T ^a   Blanar, Laura ^a   Teoh, Eric R ^a   Strouse, Laura M ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Motorcycle antilock braking system (ABS); Motorcycle helmets; Motorcycles; Motorcyclist attitudes; Motorcyclist travel patterns

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; SAFETY DEVICES; SPORTS; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SETS;

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS); MOTORCYCLE HELMET; MOTORCYCLE REGISTRATIONS; MOTORCYCLIST ATTITUDES; MOTORCYCLIST CRASHES; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; TELEPHONE SURVEY; TRAVEL PATTERNS;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; SAFETY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; SAFETY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051908677     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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