The less-than-perfect driver: A model of collision-inclusive car-following behavior

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2088, 2008, Pages 126-137

  Xin, Wuping ^a   Hourdos, John ^b   Michalopoulos, Panos ^b   Davis, Gary ^b  

^a KLD Associates Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; VISION;

CAR-FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR; CAR-FOLLOWING MODELING; DRIVER'S BEHAVIOR; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; NORMAL DRIVING; RESPONSE PROCESS; SCANNING INTERVALS; VEHICLES COLLISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

VEHICLES;

EID: 63849114182     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2088-14     Document Type: Article

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