The effects of aging on street-crossing behavior: From estimation to actual crossing

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-267

  Lobjois, Régis ^a   Cavallo, Viola ^b  

^a Institute of Research on Transportation and Safety   (France)

^b French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Pedestrian; Perception; Virtual environment; Visuomotor calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGING; PEDESTRIAN; PERCEPTION; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; VISUOMOTOR CALIBRATION;

CROSSINGS (PIPE AND CABLE);

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749126825     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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