Association of intersection approach speed with driver characteristics, vehicle type and traffic conditions comparing urban and suburban areas

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-223

  Liu, Bor Shong ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Driving behavior; Individual difference; Multiple regression; Signaled intersection; Vehicle speed

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEMS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; INTERSECTIONS; RECORDING INSTRUMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEED;

DRIVING BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE; SIGNALED INTERSECTION; VEHICLE SPEED;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33845200386     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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