An evaluation of alternative Do Not Enter signs: Failures of attention

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-166

  Laurie, Nancy E ^a,c   Zhang, Shuping ^a,d   Mundoli, Ravi ^a,e   Duffy, Susan A ^b   Collura, John ^a   Fisher, Donald L ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^d University of California ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving simulator; Multiple resource theory; Regulatory signing

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISKS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

DRIVING SIMULATORS; MULTIPLE RESOURCE THEORY; REGULATORY SIGNING; TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 4944228229     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8478(04)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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