Simulator evaluation of drivers' speed, deceleration and lateral position at rural intersections in relation to different perceptual cues

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2072-2084

  Montella, Alfonso ^a   Aria, Massimo ^a   D'Ambrosio, Antonio ^a   Galante, Francesco ^a   Mauriello, Filomena ^a   Pernetti, Mariano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Categorical analysis of variance; Cluster analysis; Deceleration behaviour; Driving simulator; Driving speeds; Lateral positions; Perceptual measures; Rural intersections

Indexed keywords

CATEGORICAL ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DRIVING SIMULATOR; DRIVING SPEED; LATERAL POSITIONS; PERCEPTUAL MEASURES;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECELERATION; EXPERIMENTS; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; STATISTICAL TESTS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CAR DRIVING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECELERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CUES; DECELERATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79961166827     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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