An exploratory investigation of public perceptions towards safety and security from the future use of flying cars in the United States

Analytic Methods in Accident Research

Volumn 23, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Eker, Ugur ^a   Ahmed, Sheikh Shahriar ^a   Fountas, Grigorios ^b   Anastasopoulos, Panagiotis Ch ^c  

^a State University of New York   (United States)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University at Buffalo The State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate probit models; Correlated grouped random parameters; Flying cars; Heterogeneity in means; Safety; Security

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

BIVARIATE PROBIT; FLYING CAR; HETEROGENEITY IN MEANS; RANDOM PARAMETERS; SECURITY;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

EID: 85070322207     PISSN: 22136657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amar.2019.100103     Document Type: Article

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