%0 Journal Article
%T Considerations on speed selection and risk homeostasis in driving
%J Accident analysis and prevention
%D 1988
%A Janssen, W. H.
%A Tenkink, E.
%V 20
%N 2
%P 137-142
%X Risk-taking behavior by drivers is put within the context of a general model of utility maximization by speed choice. It is shown that so-called "risk homeostasis" is possible only under very restrictive conditions. Under more general conditions, risk compensation can occur; that is, the safety effects expected from engineering measures will be discounted to a considerable degree by shifts in behavior.
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0001-4575
%U http://dx.doi.org/