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Driver Licensing Legislation

@inproceedings{Siren2013DriverLL,
  title={Driver Licensing Legislation},
  author={Anu Siren and Annette Meng and Daniel Bell and Eike Pokriefke and Britta Lang and Kristen Fern{\'a}ndez Medina and Catherine Gabaude and Claude Marin-Lamellet},
  year={2013}
}
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