Effects of traffic control devices on rural curve driving behavior

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2492, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-22

  Montella, Alfonso ^a   Galante, Francesco ^a   Mauriello, Filomena ^a   Pariota, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; RURAL AREAS;

DRIVER'S BEHAVIOR; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING SIMULATOR; LOW RATES; PERCEPTUAL TREATMENTS; REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION; SPEED REDUCTION; TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS; WARNING SIGNS;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS;

EID: 84959228181     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2492-02     Document Type: Article

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