Gender differences and demographic influences in perceived concern for driver safety and support for impaired driving countermeasures

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 405-411

  Butters, Jennifer ^a   Mann, Robert E ^a,b   Wickens, Christine M ^a   Boase, Paul ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TRANSPORT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking driving countermeasures; Driver attitude; Driving safety issues; Gender; Targeted interventions

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DRIVER ATTITUDE; DRIVER SAFETY; DRIVING SAFETY; DRUNK DRIVING; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; GENDER; GENDER DIFFERENCES; IMPAIRED DRIVING; POLICY DEVELOPERS; RISKY DRIVING; SAFETY ISSUES; TARGET GROUP; TARGETED INTERVENTIONS; TELEPHONE SURVEY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DIGITAL STORAGE; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84870678466     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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