Risky Driving and the Perception of Motorcycle Accident Causes Among Chinese Motorcyclists in Hong Kong

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 485-492

  Cheng, Andy S K ^a   Ng, Terry C K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Active motorcycle traffic accident; Hong Kong Chinese motorcyclist; Perceived motorcycle accident causes; Risk taking acts while driving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84865806481     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2012.671981     Document Type: Article

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