Sounding the warning bells: The need for a systems approach to understanding behaviour at rail level crossings

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 764-774

  Read, Gemma J M ^a   Salmon, Paul M ^b   Lenné, Michael G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rail level crossings; Systems approach; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH; SYSTEM THEORY;

ANALYSIS METHOD; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; LEVEL CROSSING; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SAFETY CONCERNS; STRUCTURED REVIEW; SYSTEMS APPROACH;

RAILROAD CROSSINGS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONSTRUCTION WORK; HUMAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RAILWAY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 84878928093     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.01.007     Document Type: Review

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