The restless mind while driving: Drivers' thoughts behind the wheel

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 76, Issue , 2015, Pages 159-165

  Berthié, Gaëlle ^a   Lemercier, Céline ^a   Paubel, Pierre Vincent ^a   Cour, Maurice ^b   Fort, Alexandra ^c   Galéra, Cédric ^d   Lagarde, Emmanuel ^d   Gabaude, Catherine ^c   Maury, Bertrand ^e  

^a CNRS UPS 846   (France)

^b Continental ^*  (France)

^c Cité des Mobilités   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Awareness; Content of thoughts; Emotional valence; Inattention; Off task thoughts; Temporal focus

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

AWARENESS; CONTENT OF THOUGHTS; EMOTIONAL VALENCES; INATTENTION; OFF-TASK THOUGHTS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CAR DRIVING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THINKING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AWARENESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923077264     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.01.005     Document Type: Article

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