A national evaluation of the nighttime and passenger restriction components of graduated driver licensing

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 283-290

  Fell, James C ^a   Todd, Michael ^b   Voas, Robert B ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Fatal crash involvements; Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL); Night restrictions; Novice drivers; Passenger limitations

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVENESS; FATAL CRASHES; GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING; NIGHT RESTRICTIONS; NOVICE DRIVERS; PASSENGER LIMITATIONS;

CRASHWORTHINESS; HEALTH RISKS;

DRIVER LICENSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DRIVER LICENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NIGHT VISION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; NIGHT VISION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054934500     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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