Methods and metrics for evaluation of an automated real-time driver warning system

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1937, 2005, Pages 87-95

  MacCarley, C Arthur ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DATA ACQUISITION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

DRIVER WARNING SYSTEM; REAL-TIME INFORMATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645529889     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1937-13     Document Type: Article

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