Gap acceptance and risk-taking by young and mature drivers, both sober and alcohol-intoxicated, in a simulated driving task

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1056-1065

  Leung, Stefanie ^a   Starmer, Graham ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Mature drivers; Overtaking; Risk taking; Speed; Time to collision; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; RISKS; SPEED; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

MATURE DRIVERS; OVERTAKING; RISK-TAKING; TIME-TO-COLLISION; YOUNG DRIVERS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26944464945     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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