How does a modal shift from short car trips to cycling affect road safety?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 1118-1127

  Schepers, J P ^a   Heinen, E ^b  

^a Centre for Transport and Navigation   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cyclists; Environmentally sustainable transport; Fatality rate; Modal shift; Non linearity

Indexed keywords

CYCLISTS; FATALITY RATES; MODAL SHIFTS; NON-LINEARITY; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BICYCLES; PEOPLE MOVERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SPORTING GOODS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84870294957     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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