Cyclists' experiences of harassment from motorists: Findings from a survey of cyclists in Queensland, Australia

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 417-420

  Heesch, Kristiann C ^a   Sahlqvist, Shannon ^b   Garrard, Jan ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Harassment; Physical activity; Transport

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; CYCLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; BICYCLING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83155192165     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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