Transportation, Traffic Safety and Health : The New Mobility /

The modern society is to a great extent characterized by a tremendous growth in transportation. The freedom to move is a central and fundamental human value. Transportation together with communication are the most important factors for increasing the level of mobility and human interaction. As mobil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holst, Hans
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Nygren, Åke, Thord, Roland
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1997.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • H. von Holst, A. Nygren, R. Thord: Introduction
  • A.E. Andersson: The New Mobility
  • R. Martinez: Traffic Safety as a Health Issue
  • C. Tingvall: The Zero Vision
  • H. von Holst: Prevention and Integration of Knowledge in Neurotraumatic Injuries
  • K. Rumar: The Swedish National Road Safety Programme
  • L. Sachs: Prevention in the Context of Culture
  • E. von Hirsch: Socio-Cultural Considerations in Devising Traffic Safety Strategies
  • K. Johansson: Traffic Safety in an Aging Society
  • T.R. Lakshmanan: The Evolution of Transport Safety in the US
  • H. Norin: Traffic Safety and the Vehicle
  • L. Carroll: Psychological Factors in Traffic Safety
  • A. Nygren: D. Cassidy, Whiplash: an important Agenda for the Future
  • Contributors to this Volume.