The view from the road: The contribution of on-road glance-monitoring technologies to understanding driver behavior

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 175-186

  Taylor, T ^a   Pradhan, A K ^b   Divekar, G ^a   Romoser, M ^a   Muttart, J ^a   Gomez, R ^a   Pollatsek, A ^c   Fisher, D L ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention maintenance; Automobile crashes; Distraction; Eye movements; Eye tracking; Glance monitoring; Hazard anticipation; Novice driver; Older driver; On road

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; ALARM SYSTEMS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); EYE MOVEMENTS; MONITORING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION;

DISTRACTION; EYE-TRACKING; NOVICE DRIVERS; OLDER DRIVERS; ON-ROAD;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; DEVICES; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; OCULOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ATTENTION MAINTENANCE; AUTOMOBILE CRASHES; DISTRACTION; EQUIPMENT; EYE-TRACKING; GLANCE-MONITORING; HAZARD ANTICIPATION; NOVICE DRIVER; OLDER DRIVER; ON-ROAD; REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS;

ATTENTION MAINTENANCE; AUTOMOBILE CRASHES; DISTRACTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; EYE-TRACKING; GLANCE-MONITORING; HAZARD ANTICIPATION; NOVICE DRIVER; OLDER DRIVER; ON-ROAD;

EID: 84897236841     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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