A study of the effects of road tunnel on driver behavior and road safety using driving simulator

Advances in Transportation Studies

Volumn , Issue 30, 2013, Pages 59-76

  Calvi, A ^a   D'Amico, F ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Driving performance; Driving simulation; Road tunnel; Tunnel effects

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; DRIVING PARAMETERS; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; DRIVING SIMULATION; DRIVING SIMULATOR; LATERAL POSITIONS; ROAD TUNNEL; SAFETY INDICATOR;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ROADS AND STREETS;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS;

EID: 84885048955     PISSN: 18245463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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