Driver perspectives of open and tunnel expressways

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 248-256

  Yeung, Jian Sheng ^a   Wong, Yiik Diew ^a   Xu, Hong ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Driver perspectives; Free association; Open expressway; Roadway qualities; Tunnel expressway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885358758     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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