In the year 1999 the Zeelandbridge will be extensively renovated. To meet the up-to-date safety standards it has bo be decided whether to replace present side rail by a barrier, the placement of which will necessitate an other lane division. This may cause different driving behaviour. The Province of Zeeland requested the Centre for Environmental and Traffic Psychology to investigate the consequences on driving behaviour, which was done in two separate studies, a video analysis and an experiment in the COV driving simulator. (A)
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