Emotional states of drivers and the impact on speed, acceleration and traffic violations - A simulator study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 282-292

  Roidl, Ernst ^a   Frehse, Berit ^a   Höger, Rainer ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anger; Anxiety; Appraisal theory; Contempt; Driving performance; Fright

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ANGER; ANXIETY; APPRAISAL THEORY; CONTEMPT; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; FRIGHT;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901027055     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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