Effects of route guidance variable message signs (VMS) on driver behaviour

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 447-457

  Erke, Alena ^a   Sagberg, Fridulv ^a   Hagman, Rolf ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attention; ITS; Rerouting; Route guidance; Speed; Variable message signs (VMS)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BRAKING; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; VEHICLES;

ROUTE GUIDANCE; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 34848869922     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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