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The Psychology of Driving on Rural Roads

Development and Testing of a Model

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Gert Weller
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  • Development and Testing of a Model
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Part of the book series: Verkehrspsychologie (VP)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-29
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  2. Driving on Rural Roads: The Current Situation

    • Gert Weller
    Pages 31-31

  3. Applying Existing Models to Driving on Rural Roads

    • Gert Weller
    Pages 33-91

  4. A Psychological Model for Driving on Rural Roads

    • Gert Weller
    Pages 93-95

  5. Empirical Validation

    • Gert Weller
    Pages 97-278

  6. Empirical Validation: Summary and Conclusions

    • Gert Weller
    Pages 279-285

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 287-318
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About this book

Rural roads constitute the most dangerous road category with regard to the number of fatal accidents. In order to increase traffic safety on rural roads it is necessary to take into account not only their inherent properties but also their effect on behaviour. Gert Weller develops a psychological model for driving on rural roads which is validated in three empirical steps: laboratory, simulator and driving experiments. His results provide insight into the possibilities of how driving behaviour on rural roads can be influenced and give practical guidance for the enhancement of rural road safety.

The book is written for psychologists in the fields of traffic psychology and human factors research, traffic engineers, road planners as well as for political decision makers in traffic planning departments.

About the author

Dr. Gert Weller is a senior researcher and human factors consultant at the Chair of Traffic and Transportation Psychology at the Technische Universität Dresden.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Psychology of Driving on Rural Roads

  • Book Subtitle: Development and Testing of a Model

  • Authors: Gert Weller

  • Series Title: Verkehrspsychologie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92414-4

  • Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Wiesbaden 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-531-17529-4Published: 11 June 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-531-92414-4Published: 07 July 2010

  • Series ISSN: 2945-8455

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-8463

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 318

  • Topics: Psychology, general

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