Comprehensive evaluation of driver behavior to establish parameters for timing of yellow change and red clearance intervals

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2298, 2012, Pages 9-21

  Gates, Timothy J ^b   McGee, Hugh ^a   Moriarty, Kevin ^a   Maria, Honey Um ^b  

^a VANASSE HANGEN BRUSTLIN INC   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SPEED; TIMING CIRCUITS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; VEHICLES;

APPROACH SPEED; COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; DECELERATION RATE; DRIVER'S BEHAVIOR; FIELD STUDIES; FREE FLOWING; PRIMARY PARAMETERS; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; SPEED LIMIT; YELLOW INTERVAL;

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EID: 84868523360     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2298-02     Document Type: Article

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