Impact of perceptual treatments on lateral control during driving on crest vertical curves: A driving simulator study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1513-1523

  Rosey, Florence ^a   Auberlet, Jean Michel ^a   Bertrand, Jean ^b   Plainchault, Patrick ^c  

^a MSIS   (France)

^b LRPC Angers   (France)

^c ESEO   (France)

Author keywords

Countermeasures; Driving simulator; Lane keeping; Perception; Road safety; Uphill

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; CURVES (ROAD); DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; TESTING; VEHICLES;

CENTER LINES; DRIVING SIMULATORS; ELSEVIER (CO); FOUR SECTIONS; HEAD ON COLLISIONS; LATERAL CONTROL; ROAD CRASHES; ROAD DEPARTURE (RDE); RUMBLE STRIPS; TEST SECTIONS; TRAJECTORY CONTROL;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CUES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 46249115402     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.03.019     Document Type: Article

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