Driving simulator for speed research on two-lane rural roads

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1078-1087

  Bella, Francesco ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Driver behavior; Driver speed; Driving simulator; Road alignment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DRIVER BEHAVIOR; DRIVER SPEED; DRIVING SIMULATOR; ROAD ALIGNMENT;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 42749089853     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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