Effectiveness of mandatory license testing for older drivers in reducing crash risk among urban older Australian drivers

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 326-335

  Langford, Jim ^a   Fitzharris, Michael ^a   Koppel, Sjaanie ^a   Newstead, Stuart ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age based testing; Aging; Driving exposure; Licensing; Older drivers; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 9144228841     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580490509464     Document Type: Article

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