Testing effects of warning messages and variable speed limits on driver behavior using driving simulator

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2069, 2008, Pages 55-64

  Lee, Chris ^a   Abdel Aty, Mohamed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SPEED CONTROL; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS;

BINARY LOGIT MODEL; COMPLIANCE WITH SPEED LIMITS; CRASH RISK; DRIVER'S BEHAVIOR; DRIVING SIMULATOR; SPEED CHANGE; SPEED VARIATIONS; TESTING EFFECTS; VARIABLE SPEED LIMITS; WARNING MESSAGES;

SPEED;

EID: 61349114896     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2069-08     Document Type: Article

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