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Original Articles

The Effectiveness of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) in Reducing Real Life Crashes and Injuries

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Pages 38-43 | Received 18 Mar 2005, Accepted 10 Sep 2005, Published online: 15 Aug 2006

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