Modeling drivers' speed selection as a trade-off behavior

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 608-616

  Tarko, Andrew P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Preferred speed; Risk perception factors; Speed model; Trade off behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL STUDIES; CRASH RISKS; INDIANA , USA; LAND DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS; NEW MODELS; PERCEIVED RISKS; PERCEIVED VALUES; PREFERRED SPEED; SPEED CHOICES; SPEED LIMITS; SPEED MODEL; TEST SITES; THREE COMPONENTS; TIME GAINS; TRADE-OFF BEHAVIOR; VALUE OF TIME;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; COMMERCE; RISK ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; SPEED CONTROL;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INDIANA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBSERVATION; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64849103930     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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