Distraction while driving: The case of older drivers

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 638-648

  Fofanova, Julia ^a   Vollrath, Mark ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Driving simulation; In vehicle distraction; Lane Change Task; Older drivers; Secondary task

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

DRIVING SIMULATION; IN-VEHICLE DISTRACTIONS; LANE CHANGE; OLDER DRIVERS; SECONDARY TASKS;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

EID: 80055080295     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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