A human factors commentary on innovations at railroad-highway grade crossings in Australia

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 309-321

  Wigglesworth, Eric C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deaths; Human factors; Impacts on industry; Railway crossings; Surrogate measures; Warning signs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345978774     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(01)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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