Drivers' gaze fixations during judgements about a bicyclist's intentions

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 90-98

  Walker, Ian ^a   Brosnan, Mark ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Bicyclists; Driver attention; Eye tracking; Gaze; Road junctions; Road safety; Traffic behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MANEUVERABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; VISION;

ATTENTION; BICYCLISTS; DRIVER ATTENTION; EYE TRACKING; GAZE; ROAD JUNCTIONS; ROAD SAFETY;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 33845330276     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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