Using the decision ladder to understand road user decision making at actively controlled rail level crossings

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-10

  Mulvihill, Christine M ^a   Salmon, Paul M ^b   Beanland, Vanessa ^c   Lenné, Michael G ^a   Read, Gemma J M ^b   Walker, Guy H ^d   Stanton, Neville A ^e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision ladder; Decision making; Rail level crossings; Road users; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DRIVER TRAINING; LADDERS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TRANSPORTATION;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION METHOD; DECISION MODELING; FLASHING LIGHTS; LEVEL CROSSING; ROAD USERS; STRATEGIC RISKS; WARNING SIGNALS;

DECISION MAKING;

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTORCYCLIST; PEDESTRIAN; RAILWAY; SAFETY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; CAR DRIVING; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960846459     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.02.013     Document Type: Article

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