Tourist use of mopeds in Queensland

Tourism Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 580-589

  Blackman, Ross A ^a   Haworth, Narelle L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adventure tourism; Australia; Moped; Queensland; Rider licensing; Risk management; Road safety; Scooter

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 85027922662     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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