Driver behavior at freeway-ramp merging areas: Focus group findings

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2124, 2009, Pages 157-166

  Kondyli, Alexandra ^a   Elefteriadou, Lily ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION; DRIVER'S BEHAVIOR; FOCUS GROUPS; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; OPERATIONAL SIMULATIONS; PERFORMANCE; RAMP MERGING AREAS; SIMULATION APPLICATIONS; THINKING PROCESS; TRAFFIC OPERATION;

MERGING;

EID: 76149112287     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2124-15     Document Type: Article

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