Time of day variations in driving performance

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 431-437

  Lenné, Michael G ^a   Triggs, Thomas J ^a   Redman, Jennifer R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving; Secondary task; Time of day

Indexed keywords

DRIVING PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031173035     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(97)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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