Fuzzy sets to describe driver behavior in the dilemma zone of high-speed signalized intersections

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-143

  Hurwitz, David S ^a   Wang, Haizhong ^b   Knodler Jr , Michael A ^b   Ni, Daiheng ^b   Moore, Derek ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilemma zone; Driver behavior; Safety; Signalized intersections

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER CIRCUITS; CRASHWORTHINESS; FUZZY LOGIC; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRAVEL TIME;

BOUNDARY DEFINITION; DILEMMA ZONE; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; FAILURE CONDITIONS; HIGH SPEED SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS; REAR-END COLLISIONS; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; VEHICLE DETECTION;

INTERSECTIONS;

EID: 84862787424     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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