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Title	VISUAL TIMING AND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN A ROAD-CROSSING SIMULATION STUDY
Accession No	00989584
Authors	te Velde, A F; van der Kamp, J; Barela, J A; Savelsbergh, GJP
Journal Title	Accident Analysis & Prevention Vol. 37 No. 3
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Elsevier
Publication Date	20050300
Description	p. 399-406; Figures(1); References; Tables(3)
Languages	English
Abstract	The goal of this study is to contribute to the knowledge on adults' and children's capacities to time their actions in relation to a moving vehicle in a road crossing situation. In a separate task, adults and children are required to give verbal judgments about the crossability of a road which allows a comparison of the actual performance versus verbal judgements, and examine whether verbal reports may represent actual behavior. The analyses on actual road crossing performance for different age groups may increase the understanding of how visual timing develops over age. It is also possible to gain insight as to whether children and adults are able to adjust walking behavior to the available time. The study made concessions with respect to traffic speed and the number of vehicles to ensure safety of the participants.
TRT Terms	Adaptive control ; Behavior ; Children ; Pedestrian safety ; Simulation ; Visual perception
Subject Areas	Highways; Safety and Human Factors
Availability	Elsevier Order Document: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575 Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/issn/00014575
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