Evaluating Driver Behavior Toward Innovative Warning Devices at Railway Level Crossings Using a Driving Simulator

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-130

  Tey, Li Sian ^a,b   Wallis, Guy ^a   Cloete, Steven ^a   Ferreira, Luis ^a   Zhu, Sicong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

alternative warning devices; driver behavior; driving simulator; railway level crossing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875946807     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2012.731028     Document Type: Article

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