Risk factors associated with traffic violations and accident severity in China

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-25

  Zhang, Guangnan ^a   Yau, Kelvin K W ^b   Chen, Guanghan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accident severity; Risk factors; Road safety; Traffic violations; Transport facility improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT SEVERITY; RISK FACTORS; ROAD SAFETY; TRAFFIC VIOLATION; TRANSPORT FACILITIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; VEHICLES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT SEVERITY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; ROAD SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS; TRANSPORT FACILITY IMPROVEMENT; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENT SEVERITY; RISK FACTORS; ROAD SAFETY; TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS; TRANSPORT FACILITY IMPROVEMENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILES; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WEATHER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878695008     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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