Can we design cars to prevent road rage?

International Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 44-55

  Smart, Reginald G ^a   Cannon, Elizabeth ^b   Howard, Andrew ^c   Frise, Peter ^d   Mann, Robert E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

car redesign; driver communication; GPS systems; road rage; warning systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548608195     PISSN: 14710242     EISSN: 17418208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvics.2005.007585     Document Type: Article

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