A human error analysis of U.S. fatal highway crashes 1990-2004

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2000-2002

  Iden, Rebecca ^a   Shappell, Scott A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ERROR; HUMAN FACTORS ANALYSIS AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (HFACS); SKILL-BASED ERRORS;

CIVIL AVIATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUND VEHICLES; LIGHTING; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 44349132268     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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