Analysis of factors associated with injury severity in crashes involving young New Zealand drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-155

  Weiss, Harold B ^a   Kaplan, Sigal ^b   Prato, Carlo G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crash injury severity; Driver behavior; Peer pressure; Vulnerable road users; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

CRASH INJURY SEVERITY; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; PEER PRESSURE; ROAD USERS; YOUNG DRIVER;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CRASH INJURY SEVERITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PEER PRESSURE; PROBABILITY; SEATBELT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE ROAD USERS; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG DRIVERS;

CRASH INJURY SEVERITY; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; PEER PRESSURE; VULNERABLE ROAD USERS; YOUNG DRIVERS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PROBABILITY; SEAT BELTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892696236     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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