The possible safety benefits of enhanced road markings: A driving simulator evaluation

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-87

  Horberry, Tim ^a,b   Anderson, Janet ^a,c   Regan, Michael A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driver behaviour; Line markings; Road markings; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; ROADS AND STREETS;

DRIVER BEHAVIOR; LANE POSITION; LINE MARKINGS; ROAD MARKINGS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS;

EID: 29644440900     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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