Group of 34 drivers who had passed railway signals at danger was examined medically and questioned about circumstances in which signal had been passed; conjectural explanation was formulated for each incident; poor sight appeared to be relevant factor in one case; organic dementia, suspected but not confirmed, was possibly factor in two cases; three drivers were suffering from anxiety symptoms amounting to illness; in further eight cases psychiatric symptoms not amounting to illness were regarded as relevant; there were special circumstances in three cases.
Railway signals passed at danger -- Drivers, circumstances and psychological processes
Ergonomics
Ergonomics ; 9 , n 3
1966
12 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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