Transport priorities, risk perception and worry associated with mode use and preferences among Norwegian commuters

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 391-400

  Nordfjærn, Trond ^a   Şimşekoǧlu, Özlem ^c   Lind, Hans Brende ^b   Jørgensen, Stig Halvard ^a,b   Rundmo, Torbjørn ^a,b  

^a NTNU SOCIAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Active transport; Car use; Commuting; Public transport; Safety; Security

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILES; RISK PERCEPTION; TROLLEY CARS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; CAR USE; COMMUTING; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SECURITY;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CAR; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAILWAY; RISK; SAFETY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILES; BICYCLING; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; NORWAY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAILROADS; RISK; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907321987     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.07.028     Document Type: Article

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