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.


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    Title :

    Railway signals passed at danger -- Drivers, circumstances and psychological processes


    Additional title:

    Ergonomics


    Contributors:
    Davis, D.R. (author)

    Published in:

    Ergonomics ; 9 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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