The basic driver error: Late detection

Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 10-11, 1990, Pages 1281-1290

  Rumar, KÂre ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Attention; Driver behaviour; Human error

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ROADS AND STREETS - ACCIDENTS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND CYBERNETICS - COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTATION - ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ATTENTION; HUMAN ERROR; LATE DETECTION; ROAD USER ERROR;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MOTORIZED TRANSPORT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMAN; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0025499407     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139008925332     Document Type: Article

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