A driving simulator study of driver performance on deceleration lanes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 195-203

  Calvi, A ^a   Benedetto, A ^a   De Blasiis, M R ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deceleration lane; Driving performance; Driving simulator; Human factor; Road safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RATE; CRASH RATE; DRIVER PERFORMANCE; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; DRIVING SIMULATOR; DRIVING SIMULATOR STUDY; HIGH-SPEED; LANE CHANGING; RISKY DRIVING; ROAD SAFETY; TRAFFIC VOLUMES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SPEED;

DECELERATION;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECELERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECELERATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84856079737     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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