More than meets the eye: Using cognitive work analysis to identify design requirements for future rail level crossing systems

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 312-322

  Salmon, Paul M ^a   Lenné, Michael G ^b   Read, Gemma J M ^b   Mulvihill, Christine M ^b   Cornelissen, Miranda ^c   Walker, Guy H ^d   Young, Kristie L ^b   Stevens, Nicholas ^a   Stanton, Neville A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive work analysis; Rail level crossings; Rail safety; Road safety; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; DESIGN; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; SYSTEM THEORY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COGNITIVE WORK ANALYSIS; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; LEVEL CROSSING; RAIL SAFETIES; ROAD SAFETY; STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COGNITIVE WORK ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; RAIL LEVEL CROSSING; RAILWAY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC SAFETY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEHAVIOR; BICYCLING; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954026820     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2015.06.021     Document Type: Article

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