Impact of narrower lane width: Comparison between fixed-base simulator and real data

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2138, 2009, Pages 112-119

  Rosey, Florence ^a   Auberlet, Jean Michel ^a   Moisan, Olivier ^b   Dupré, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^b Chemin de la Poudrière   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; ROADS AND STREETS;

CONDITION; DRIVING SIMULATOR; DRIVING SIMULATOR STUDY; FIELD STUDIES; FIXED BASE SIMULATORS; LATERAL POSITIONS; NARROW LANES; REAL-WORLD; SPEED PROFILE; WIDTH REDUCTION;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 76749162902     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2138-15     Document Type: Article

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