Driver headway: How close is too close on a motorway?

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1183-1195

  Brackstone, M ^a   McDonald, M ^b  

^a Scott Wilson Group plc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car following; Close following; Driver behaviour; Headway

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; SAFETY FACTOR; TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL;

DISTANCE KEEPING; DRIVER HEADWAY; TAILGATING;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; DRIVING ABILITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY;

EID: 34250624450     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701318665     Document Type: Article

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