Segway rider behavior: Speed and clearance distance in passing sidewalk objects

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2073, 2008, Pages 125-132

  Miller, Sheryl ^a   Molino, John A ^a   Kennedy, Jason F ^a   Emo, Amanda K ^b   Do, Ann ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b TURNER FAIRBANK HIGHWAY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'CURRENT; APPROACH SPEED; AVERAGE SPEED; EXPERIMENTAL COURSE; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; PASSING EVENTS; SEGWAY HUMAN TRANSPORTERS; SEGWAYS; TOTAL DISTANCES;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 61349153555     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2073-14     Document Type: Article

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