Road-edge delineation in rural areas: Effects on driving behaviour

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-238

  Steyvers, F J J M ^a   De Waard, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Driving; Heart rate; Performance; Road environment; Traffic safety; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VISION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 0033955187     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300184576     Document Type: Article

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