The impact of tunnel design and lighting on the performance of attentive and visually distracted drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-161

  Kircher, Katja ^a   Ahlstrom, Christer ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Design; Distraction; Driving performance; Illumination; Secondary task; Tunnel; Visual load

Indexed keywords

CRASH RISK; DESIGN FACTORS; DISTRACTION; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; DRIVING TASKS; FULL FACTORIAL; LIGHT-COLOURED; OPEN ROAD; SECONDARY TASK; TUNNEL DESIGN; TUNNEL WALL; VISUAL ATTENTION; VISUAL LOAD;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DESIGN; LIGHTING;

TUNNELS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; COLOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COLOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84858708928     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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