Motorcycle accidents, rider behaviour, and psychological models

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 124-132

  Özkan, Türker ^a   Lajunen, Timo ^a   Dogruyol, Burak ^a   Yildirim, Zümrüt ^a   Çoymak, Ahmet ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health Belief Model; Locus of control; Motorcycle accidents; Motorcycle rider behaviour; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; CONTROL ERRORS; CRASH RISK; ENVIRONMENT FACTORS; FACTOR STRUCTURE; FATE FACTORS; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SAFETY EQUIPMENTS; SPEED VIOLATION; SUBJECTIVE NORM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR; TURKISHS;

ACCIDENTS; CRIME; ERRORS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MOTORCYCLES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; CONTROL; HUMAN; MOTORCYCLE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTORCYCLES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TURKEY;

EID: 84867039294     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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