Pedestrians

Handbook of Traffic Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 353-365

  Van Houten, Ron ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84882851539     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381984-0.10025-6     Document Type: Chapter

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