Variability in decision-making and critical cue use by different road users at rail level crossings

Ergonomics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 754-766

  Beanland, Vanessa ^a,b   Lenné, Michael G ^b   Salmon, Paul M ^b,c   Stanton, Neville A ^d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; grade crossings; Rail level crossings; situation awareness

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER TRAINING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION;

DESIGN APPROACHES; FLASHING LIGHTS; GRADE CROSSING; LEVEL CROSSING; SERIOUS INJURIES; SITUATION AWARENESS; TRANSPORT NETWORKS; VISUAL INFORMATION;

INFORMATION USE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; CYCLING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; PEDESTRIAN; RAILWAY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; COGNITION; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PEDESTRIANS; RAILROADS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946607085     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2015.1095356     Document Type: Article

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