Deterrent effects of demerit points and license sanctions on drivers’ traffic law violations using a proportional hazard model

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 113, Issue , 2018, Pages 279-286

  Lee, Jaeyeong ^a   Park, Byung Jung ^b   Lee, Chungwon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Demerit points; License sanctions; Proportional hazard model; Specific deterrence; Traffic law violation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; HAZARDS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTORCYCLES;

DEMERIT POINTS; LAW VIOLATION; LICENSE SANCTIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODELS; SPECIFIC DETERRENCE;

CRIME;

CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOUTH KOREA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSURE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 85042000102     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.01.028     Document Type: Article

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