Naturalistic observation of drivers' hands, speed and headway

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 413-421

  Fourie, M ^a,b   Walton, D ^a,c   Thomas, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Opus Central Laboratories   (New Zealand)

^c Health Sponsorship Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Driver behaviour; Hands; Headway; Speed

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; RELIABILITY; SPEED; STEERING; WHEELS;

DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING ENVIRONMENT; HANDS; HANDS POSITIONS; HEADWAY; INTER-RATER RELIABILITIES; STEERING WHEEL; TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH;

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 79959983779     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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