A comparison of the hazard perception ability of accident-involved and accident-free motorcycle riders

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1464-1471

  Cheng, Andy S K ^a   Ng, Terry C K ^a   Lee, Hoe C ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving behavior; Driving simulator; Hazard perception; Motorcycle rider; Neuropsychological test; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT; AGGRESSIVE DRIVING; BEHAVIORAL COMPONENT; COGNITIVE COMPONENTS; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING SIMULATOR; DRIVING STYLES; EYE TRACKING SYSTEMS; HUMAN FACTORS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ROAD USERS; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; TRAFFIC SITUATIONS; VIGILANCE TEST; VISUAL ATTENTION;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HAZARDS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS; TESTING;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79955629656     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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