Naturalistic observations of driver hand positions

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 229-238

  Walton, D ^a   Thomas, J A ^a  

^a OPUS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Driver; Hand position; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ERROR DETECTION; OBSERVABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEATS;

ARM FATIGUE; DRIVING STYLE; HAND POSITIONS; SEATING;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 19744362279     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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