An investigation of driver distraction near the tipping point of traffic flow stability

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-268

  Cooper, Joel M ^a   Vladisavljevic, Ivana ^a   Medeiros Ward, Nathan ^a   Martin, Peter T ^a   Strayer, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL PROFILES; CELL PHONE; CHANGE LANE; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; DRIVER DISTRACTIONS; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC; IN-VEHICLE; LANE CHANGE; LEAD VEHICLES; SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT; SPEED LIMIT; TIPPING POINT; TRAFFIC EFFICIENCY; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC FLOW STABILITY; TRAFFIC STATE; TRAFFIC THEORIES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CELL MEMBRANES; MOBILE PHONES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; SIMULATION; TEACHING; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149178645     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809337503     Document Type: Article

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