Following slower drivers: Lead driver status moderates driver's anger and behavioural responses and exonerates culpability

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-149

  Stephens, Amanda N ^a   Groeger, John A ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving; Driving anger; Driving simulator; Low status high status

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCES; TRUCKS;

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING ANGER; DRIVING SIMULATOR; HEART RATES; LEAD VEHICLES; LEARNER DRIVERS; LOW STATUS HIGH STATUS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 84891594581     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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