Perceptual and attentional effects on drivers' speed selection at curves

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 877-884

  Charlton, Samuel G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Driver attention; Road signs; Speed perception; Workload

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEED CONTROL; VEHICLES;

CELL PHONE; DRIVER ATTENTION; ROAD SIGNS; SPEED PERCEPTION; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AWARENESS; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2942547505     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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