Effects of Simulated Day and Night Driving on the Speed Differential in Tangent-Curve Transition: A Pilot Study Using Driving Simulator

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 413-423

  Bella, Francesco ^a   Calvi, Alessandro ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

design consistency; driving performance; driving simulator; road safety; simulated nighttime driving

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875829374     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2012.716880     Document Type: Article

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