Transportation, Traffic Safety and Health ¿ Human Behavior

Fourth International Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1998
Herausgegeben:Holst, Hans von; Nygren, Ake; Andersson, Ake E.

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Produktbeschreibung

Ake Nygren Karolinska Institute, Sweden would like to welcome you on behalf of Karolinska Institute, I one of the organizers and initiators of this series of confer ences on traffic safety. The conference we are opening today is the fourth in the series. Karolinska Institute is the largest medical university in Sweden. It is dedicated to improving health through research, educa tion and dissemination of information and ideas. The series on traffic safety is one of the ways in which we are disseminating information and ideas on an international front. Karolinska Institute is 190 years old. The Medico Chirurgiska Institute was originally established in 1811 by royal decree after wars and cholera epidemics. In 1822, it became known by the name "Carolinska" . Amongst many other international endeavors, Karolinska Institute is perhaps best known for the nomination and appointments of Nobel Prize winners in medicine and physiology. Under the terms of Alfred Nobel's will, the prize winners are nominated and chosen by the Nobel Assembly of Karolinska Institute. During the hundred years that the prize has been in existence, several researchers from Karolinska Institute have become laureates. These are Hugo Theorell in 1955; Ragnar Granit in 1967; Ulf von Euler in 1970; and Sune Bergstrom and Bengt Samuelsson in 1982. In 1987, the medicine prize was awarded to Tonegawa from v Japan and in 1994 the literature prize was awarded to Oe Kenzaburo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-63163-4
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 170mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 755g
• ISBN-13: 9783642631634
• ISBN-10: 3642631630
• Artikelnr.: 37480188

Inhaltsangabe

The Status of Traffic Safety in The United States.- Brain Anatomy, Impairments and Driving.- Perceived Risk and Driving Behavior: Lessons for Improving Traffic Safety in Emerging Market Countries.- Behavior, Technology and Traffic Safety.- New Technologies and Behavior: Problem or Cure?.- Built-in Social/Administrative Mechanism for Traffic Safety.- Behavior and Risk Typology: Disaggregation of Accident Statistics and Behavior.- Traffic Education Strategy.- An Evolutionary Perspective on the Prevention of Youthful Risk-taking: The Case for Classical Conditioning.- Alcohol, Fatigue, Inattention and Other Immediate Causes of Accidents and Their Significance for an Effective Accident Prevention Strategy.- Brain Injury After Traffic Accidents.- Cultural Lag in Safety in Indonesia: A Case in Yogyakarta.- Design of Driving Environment, Driving Behavior, and Traffic Safety.- The Electronic Driving License Saves Lifes When Used as an Ignition Key.- Ordered Probit Model of the Speed Selection Behavior: Results Based on a Korean Micro Data.- Normal Behavior and Traffic Safety: Violations, Errors, Lapses and Crashes.- Young People Drunk-driving: Process and Outcome Evaluation of Preventive Actions.- Behavior and Road Safety: A Multidimensional Issue - Implications for Road Safety Programmes in Developing Countries.- Imaging Techniques in the Evaluation of Behavior After Traffic Accidents.- The Effects of Targeted Safety Campaign and Enforcement Programs in Hulu Langat District, Malaysia.- Automobile Safetyd Devices and Offsetting Behavior: A Japanese Experience.- Driving Attitudes and Skills as a Function of Experience.- Motorization in Developing Countries: Implications for Public and Private Sectors.- Contributors to this volume.