Risk of crashing with a tram: Perceptions of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-394

  Castanier, Carole ^a   Paran, Françoise ^a   Delhomme, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

Comparative risk judgments; Judgment realism; Perceived risk; Road users; Tram crashes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION;

JUDGMENT REALISM; PERCEIVED RISK; RISK JUDGMENTS; ROAD USERS; TRAM CRASHES;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 84859502530     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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