Comparison of moped, scooter and motorcycle crash risk and crash severity

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Blackman, Ross A ^a   Haworth, Narelle L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Crash rate; Moped; Motorcycle; Scooter; Severity

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CRASH CHARACTERISTICS; CRASH RATE; HORIZONTAL CURVES; MOTORCYCLE CRASHES; REGISTERED VEHICLES; SCOOTER; SEVERITY;

BICYCLES; MOTOR SCOOTERS; MOTORCYCLES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEHICLES;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; INJURY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876936738     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.03.026     Document Type: Article

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