Driver perceptions and sources of user dissatisfaction in the implementation of variable speed limit systems

Transport Policy

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Long, Suzanna ^a   Gentry, Lance ^b   Bham, Ghulam H ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b Malik and Seeme Hasan School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Active traffic management system; Change management; Intelligent transportation systems; Resistance to innovation; Variable speed limit system

Indexed keywords

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INNOVATION; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

MISSOURI; SAINT LOUIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862988337     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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