Design of an intersection decision support (IDS) interface to reduce crashes at rural stop-controlled intersections

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-56

  Laberge, Jason C ^a   Creaser, Janet I ^a   Rakauskas, Michael E ^a   Ward, Nicholas J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrastructure; Intersections; Older drivers; Rural; Task analysis; Telematics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESIGN; PUBLIC WORKS; RURAL ROADS;

HUMAN FACTORS-BASED DESIGN PROCESS; RURAL STOP-CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS; TASK ANALYSIS;

INTERSECTIONS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DESIGN; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; RURAL AREA; SAFETY;

EID: 33745657049     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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