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

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-35

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving kinematics; Driving simulation; Highway safety; Intersection design; Older and younger drivers; Roadway infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR;

EID: 33745921501     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200601000-00005     Document Type: Article

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