Alarm mistrust in automobiles: How collision alarm reliability affects driving

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 499-509

  Bliss, James P ^a   Acton, Sarah A ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOSTER MILLER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm; Collision; Driving

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALARM SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; ROADS AND STREETS;

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 0141884301     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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