Hybrid and electric low-noise cars cause an increase in traffic accidents involving vulnerable road users in urban areas

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-341

  Brand, Stephan ^a   Petri, Maximilian ^a   Haas, Philipp ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Haasper, Carl ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

acoustic signals; low noise cars; traffic accidents; vulnerable road user

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; HEARING; HUMAN; PATIENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POWER SUPPLY; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC NOISE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CITIES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; HUMANS; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; SAFETY; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84890602020     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2012.733714     Document Type: Article

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