Applying a sociotechnical framework for improving safety at highway-railroad grade crossings

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1550-1554

  Yeh, Michelle ^a   Multer, Jordan ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS;

DRIVER BEHAVIOR; GRADE CROSSING; GRADE-CROSSING ACCIDENTS; ILLINOIS; POLITICAL FORCES; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SYSTEMS LEVELS;

RAILROAD CROSSINGS;

EID: 58149524878     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120705102408     Document Type: Conference Paper

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