Ergonomics solution for crossing collisions based on field assessment of visual environment at urban intersections in Japan

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-709

  Mori, Midori ^a   Horino, Sadao ^b   Kitajima, Sou ^c   Ueyama, Masaru ^d   Ebara, Takeshi ^a   Itani, Toru ^e  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d NPO Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Analysis of Japan   (Japan)

^e INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crossing collision; Traffic convex mirror; Visual environment

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; TRAFFIC CONTROL; URBAN PLANNING;

CROSSING COLLISION; TRAFFIC CONVEX MIRROR; VISUAL ENVIRONMENT;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JAPAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VISIBILITY;

EID: 45049083439     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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