Quantitative assessment of driver’s risk perception using a simulator

International Journal of Vehicle Safety

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 5-21

  Kokubun, Mitsuteru ^a   Konishi, Hiroyuki ^a   Higuchi, Kazunori ^a   Kurahashi, Tetsuo ^a   Umemura, Yoshiyuki ^a   Nishi, Hiroaki ^b  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^b Toyota Tsusho Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

active safety; aged driver; driver assistance; driver training; driving simulator; human error; human machine interface; intelligent transport systems; prejudice; risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745425581     PISSN: 14793105     EISSN: 14793113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvs.2005.007534     Document Type: Article

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