The licensing and safety of older drivers in Britain

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 732-741

  Mitchell, Christopher G B ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car driver fatality forecast; Driver licence forecast; Fragility of older persons; Risk to other road users; Safety older drivers

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ROADS AND STREETS;

ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT; AGED 80 AND OVERS; CAR DRIVER; DIFFERENT AGES; DRIVING LICENCES; FRAGILITY OF OLDER PERSONS; OLDER DRIVERS; ROAD USERS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SAFETY;

EID: 84870296392     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.06.027     Document Type: Article

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