The Swedish driver licensure examination: Exploration of a two-stage model

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 491-495

  Wolming, Simon ^a   Wiberg, Marie ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Driver education; Driver licensure; Relation between knowledge and road test

Indexed keywords

DRIVER LICENSING; EDUCATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RELIABILITY; ROADS AND STREETS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING (GDL); RELATION BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND ROAD TEST; SWEDISH DRIVERS; TWO-STAGE TESTING MODEL;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER LICENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 9244259095     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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