Conditions for speeding behaviour: A comparison of car drivers and powered two wheeled riders

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 417-427

  Broughton, P S ^a   Fuller, R ^b   Stradling, S ^c   Gormley, M ^b   Kinnear, N ^c   O'dolan, C ^c   Hannigan, B ^b  

^a Owl Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driver behaviour; Powered two wheeler riders; Speeding behaviour; Task difficulty homeostasis

Indexed keywords

MOTORCYCLES; PHYSIOLOGY; RURAL ROADS; TRANSPORTATION;

DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; LOSS OF CONTROL; ROAD SURFACES; SPEEDING BEHAVIOUR; TASK DEMAND; TASK DIFFICULTY; TWO WHEELERS; URBAN ROAD;

SPEED;

EID: 70349309329     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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