Driving task analysis as a tool in traffic safety research and practice

Safety Science

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 952-979

  Fastenmeier, Wolfgang ^a   Gstalter, Herbert ^a  

^a Instituts Mensch Verkehr Umwelt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural requirements; Driver errors; Driving task analysis; Model of information processing; Road traffic safety

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; JOB ANALYSIS; SAFETY FACTOR; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

BEHAVIOURAL REQUIREMENTS; DRIVER ERRORS; DRIVING TASK ANALYSIS; ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; DRIVING ABILITY; EXPECTATION; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 34548855062     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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