Gap acceptance at stop-controlled T-intersections in a simulated rural environment

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-89

  Beanland, Vanessa ^a,b   Lenné, Michael G ^a   Candappa, Nimmi ^a   Corben, Bruce ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gap acceptance; Intersections; Junctions; T intersections

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MERGING; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

DRIVING SIMULATOR; GAP ACCEPTANCE; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; RURAL ENVIRONMENT; SERIOUS INJURIES; T-INTERSECTIONS; TRAFFIC DIRECTIONS; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

INTERSECTIONS;

EID: 84880077335     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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