Contributing factors for young at fault drivers in fatal traffic crashes in Florida

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-168

  Alam, Bhuiyan M ^a   Spainhour, Lisa K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case based analysis; Contributing factors; Fatal crashes; Younger drivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84985900025     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439960902735444     Document Type: Article

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