The impact of roadway intersection design on driving performance of young and senior adults: Preliminary results

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-26

  Classen, Sherrilene ^a   Shechtman, Orit ^a   Stephens, Burton ^a   Davis, Ethan ^b   Bendixen, Roxanna ^a   Belchior, Patricia ^a   Sandhu, Milapt ^a   Justiss, Michael ^a   Posse, Christina ^a   McCarthy, Dennis ^a   Mann, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Improved intersections; Instrumented vehicle; Older drivers; On the road evaluation; Repeated measures; Roadway infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; ERROR; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VELOCITY;

EID: 33745884123     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200601000-00004     Document Type: Article

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