Crash Barriers and Driver Behavior: A Simulator Study

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 874-880

  Antonson, Hans ^a   Ahlström, Christer ^a   Wiklund, Mats ^b   Blomqvist, Göran ^a   Mårdh, Selina ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Governmental agency Trafikanalys (Transport Analysis)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

behavior; driver; experiences; lateral position; speed; stress

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84885048741     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2013.777958     Document Type: Article

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