Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-14

  Fuller, R ^a   Gormley, M ^a   Stradling, S ^b   Broughton, P ^b   Kinnear, N ^b   O'Dolan, C ^b   Hannigan, B ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driving speed; Journey time; Reasons for speeding; Time estimation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DRIVER TRAINING; FORECASTING;

DISORDINAL INTERACTIONS; DRIVING SPEED; HIGH SPEEDS; JOURNEY TIME; LOW SPEEDS; REASONS FOR SPEEDING; REPEATED MEASURES; SPEED CHANGES; TIME ESTIMATION;

SPEED;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAR; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; AWARENESS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 57849107547     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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