American drivers in Europe: Different signing policy may cause safety problems at uncontrolled intersections

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-289

  Summala, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Automobile driver; Cross cultural differences; Priority rules; Selective attention; Traffic law; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EUROPE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032011054     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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