Why do drivers exceed speed limits

European Transport Research Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 165-177

  Yannis, George ^a   Louca, Georgia ^a   Vardaki, Sophia ^a   Kanellaidis, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Attitude; Driver; Opinions; Road safety; Speed limits; Speeding

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; DRIVER; OPINIONS; ROAD SAFETY; SPEED LIMIT; SPEEDING;

ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84883809877     PISSN: 18670717     EISSN: 18668887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12544-013-0097-x     Document Type: Article

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