Using drivers' stop/go decisions in driving simulator to assess rear-end crash risk at signalized intersections

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-100

  Abdel Aty, Mohamed ^a   Yan, Xuedong ^b   Radwan, Essam ^a   Wang, Xuesong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dilemma zone; Driving simulators; Rear end crashes; Signal change; Signalized intersections; Stop go decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989303267     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439960902735097     Document Type: Article

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