Effect of shoulder width, guardrail and roadway geometry on driver perception and behavior

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2142-2152

  Ben Bassat, Tamar ^a   Shinar, David ^b  

^a SAMI SHAMOON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Driving behavior; Driving simulation; Evaluated road safety; Guardrail; Roadway geometry; Shoulders width

Indexed keywords

COMBINED EFFECT; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING SIMULATION; DRIVING SPEED; ROAD SAFETY; ROADWAY DESIGN; ROADWAY GEOMETRY; SAFE DRIVING; SAFETY MARGIN; SHARP CURVE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DESIGN; GEOMETRY; GUARD RAILS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; SHOULDERS (ROAD); SPEED;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961166273     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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