Mind the gap: Training road users to use speed and distance when making gap-acceptance decisions

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2015-2023

  Hunt, M ^a   Harper, D N ^a   Lie, C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decision making; Gap acceptance; Pedestrian behavior; Vehicle speed

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIFFERENT SPEED; FEEDBACK INTERVENTIONS; GAP ACCEPTANCE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; OLDER POPULATION; PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR; ROAD ENVIRONMENT; ROAD USERS; VEHICLE SPEED; VIDEO FOOTAGE;

DECISION MAKING; ROADS AND STREETS; STANDARDS; VEHICLES;

SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961172698     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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