Traffic safety and human behavior

Traffic crashes are one of the ten leading causes of deaths worldwide, and the leading cause of death for young people in the western world - a seemingly necessary evil that accompanies increasing levels of motorization. In this comprehensive 2nd edition of the classic "Traffic Safety and Human...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Shinar, David (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2017]
EditionSecond edition.
Subjects
Traffic safety.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781523113484
1523113480
9781786352217
1786352214
9781787146334
1787146332
9781786352224
1786352222
Physical Description1 online resource (1249 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and background
  • Research methods
  • Theories and models of driver behavior
  • Vision, visual attention, and visual search
  • Driver information processing: attention, perception, reaction time, and comprehension
  • Young and novice drivers
  • Older drivers
  • Speed and safety
  • Personality and aggressive driving
  • Use of occupant restraints
  • Alcohol and driving
  • Drugs and driving
  • Distraction and inattention
  • Fatigue and driving
  • Pedestrians
  • Motorcyclists and riders of other powered two-wheelers (PTWs)
  • Bicyclists
  • Accident/crash causation and analysis
  • Crash countermeasures and design of safety.

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