Effectiveness of traffic light vs. boom barrier controls at road-rail level crossings: A simulator study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 187-194

  Rudin Brown, Christina M ^a   Lenné, Michael G ^a   Edquist, Jessica ^a   Navarro, Jordan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active level crossings; Driving simulator; Passive level crossings; Rail safety; Road safety

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTROL; ACTIVE DEVICES; AUSTRALIA; DRIVING SIMULATOR; DRIVING SIMULATOR STUDY; FLASHING LIGHTS; HIGH RATE; LEVEL CROSSING; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY AUTHORITY; SAFETY BENEFITS; SIMILAR NUMBERS; TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TRAFFIC LIGHT;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; CONTROL; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRAFFIC SIGNS;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RAILWAY; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ATTENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856092407     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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