The culture of distracted driving: Evidence from a public opinion survey in Iowa

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 26, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 337-347

  Li, Wanjun ^a   Gkritza, Konstantina ^b   Albrecht, Chris ^c  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone use; Distracted driving; Safety culture; Structural equation modeling; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DRIVER TRAINING; MOBILE PHONES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SURVEYING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CELL PHONE; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DISTRACTED DRIVING; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY CULTURE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURES; TRAFFIC SAFETY POLICIES;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84908241288     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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