Drivers' ability to learn eco-driving skills; effects on fuel efficient and safe driving behaviour

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 58, Issue PD, 2015, Pages 657-668

  Jamson, Samantha L ^a   Hibberd, Daryl L ^a   Jamson, A Hamish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Eco driving; Fuel; Haptic; Safety; Simulator

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FUELING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYBRID SYSTEMS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SIMULATORS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING TECHNIQUES; ECO-DRIVING; FEEDBACK SYSTEMS; HAPTIC; REAL TIME VISUAL FEEDBACK; SUBJECTIVE WORKLOAD; VISUAL SYSTEMS;

FUELS;

AUTOMOBILE; BEHAVIOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; REAL TIME; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 84940460060     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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