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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814579503321

Titolo

Handbook of traffic psychology / / [edited by] Bryan E. Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2011

ISBN

1-283-16403-5

9786613164032

0-12-381985-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PorterBryan E

Disciplina

617.1/028/019

629.283019

Soggetti

Automobile drivers - Psychology

Automobile driving - Psychological aspects

Traffic safety

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Two columns to the page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theories, concepts, and methods -- pt. 2. Key variables to understand in traffic psychology -- pt. 3. Key problem behaviors -- pt. 4. Vulnerable and problem road users -- pt. 5. Major countermeasures to reduce risk -- pt. 6. Interdisciplinary issues.

Sommario/riassunto

The Handbook of Traffic Psychology covers all key areas of research in this field including  theory, applications, methodology and analyses, variables that affect traffic, driver problem behaviors, and countermeasures to reduce risk on roadways.  Comprehensive in scope, the methodology section includes case-control studies, self-report instruments and methods, field methods and naturalistic observational techniques, instrumented vehicles and in-car recording techniques, modeling and simulation methods, in vivo methods, clinical assessment, and crash datasets and analyses.  Experience