Changes in driver celeration behaviour over time: Do drivers learn from collisions?

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 471-479

  Af Wahlberg A E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident; Celeration; Driver behaviour; Driving experience

Indexed keywords

BUS DRIVERS;

ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT; ACCIDENT RISKS; CELERATION; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING EXPERIENCES; DRIVING SITUATIONS; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84861557804     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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