Sociodemographic factors associated with aggressive driving behaviors of 3-wheeler taxi drivers in Sri Lanka

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-103

  Akalanka, Ediriweera Chintana ^a   Fujiwara, Takeo ^b,c,d   Desapriya, Ediriweera ^b,e   Peiris, Dinithi C ^f   Scime, Giulia ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Developmental Neurosciences and Child Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^e British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

3 wheeler taxi; lower socioeconomic status; motor vehicle crashes; road traffic law violations; sociodemographics of aggressive driving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHICS; FAMILY SIZE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SRI LANKA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857272636     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510376304     Document Type: Article

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