Opinions on railway trespassing of people living close to a railway line

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-67

  Silla, Anne ^a   Luoma, Juha ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Railway trespassing; Railways; Survey

Indexed keywords

LOCAL PERSPECTIVE; NEIGHBOURHOOD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RAILWAY LINE; RAILWAY TRESPASSING; RAILWAYS;

RADAR COUNTERMEASURES; SURVEYS;

RAILROADS;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY LIVING; DANGER, RISK, SAFETY AND RELATED PHENOMENA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; LEGAL ASPECT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RAILWAY; RAILWAY TRESPASSING; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 80053204391     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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