Effects of countdown timers on driver behavior after the yellow onset at Chinese intersections

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 538-544

  Long, Kejun ^a   Han, Lee D ^a,b   Yang, Qiang ^b  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Countdown timer; Driver behavior; Red light running; Traffic safety; Traffic signal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; TIME; VIDEORECORDING; VIOLENCE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHINA; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 80053524100     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.593010     Document Type: Article

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