Examining the relationship between driver distraction and driving errors: A discussion of theory, studies and methods

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-174

  Young, Kristie L ^a   Salmon, Paul M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver distraction; Driver error; Road safety; Systems approach

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER DISTRACTION; DRIVING ABILITY; DRIVING ERROR; ERROR; ERROR RECOVERY; HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MOTOR VEHICLE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAFFIC SIGN; VELOCITY;

EID: 82455212788     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.07.008     Document Type: Note

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