Changes in Norwegian drivers' attitudes towards traffic safety and driver behaviour from 2000 to 2008

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-100

  Iversen, Hilde Hestad ^a   Rundmo, Torbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitude; Attitudinal and behavioural change; Driver behaviour; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURVEYS;

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84855815209     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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