Decisions and actions of distracted drivers at the onset of yellow lights

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 290-299

  Haque, Md Mazharul ^a,b   Ohlhauser, Amanda D ^a,b   Washington, Simon ^a,b   Boyle, Linda Ng ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Distracted driving; Driver behavior; Mobile phone; Motion based driving simulator; Risk compensation; Yellow light

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DATA MINING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SIMULATORS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

DISTRACTED DRIVING; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; DRIVING SIMULATOR; RISK COMPENSATIONS; YELLOW LIGHT;

MOBILE PHONES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREE; DISTRACTED DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CELL PHONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION TREES; DISTRACTED DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927616478     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.03.042     Document Type: Article

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