The role of perceptual, cognitive, and motor abilities in street-crossing decisions of young and older pedestrians

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-301

  Dommes, Aurélie ^a   Cavallo, Viola ^a  

^a French National Institute on Transportation and Safety   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognition; Mobility; Perception; Simulator; Street crossing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR SKILLS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953741952     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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