THE SYMPTOMS REPORTED BY LONG DISTANCE TRAVELLERS

The incidence of 14 symptoms experienced following car and train travel over a two year period was investigated in a sample of 165 white collar workers in the West Midlands. Two main conclusions were drawn from this survey: first that the incidence of the symptoms increased with the frequency of making long distance journeys by train but not by car; secondly, that the reporting of symptoms following long distance journeys by car were correlated with neuroticism whereas no similar correlations were found for train journeys.

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  IPC Science and Technology Press Limited

  IPC House, 32 High Street
  Guildford, Surrey  England 
• Authors:
  • Tainsh, M A
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 209-212
• Serial:
  • Applied Ergonomics
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0003-6870
  • EISSN: 1872-9126
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00036870

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Human factors; Passenger comfort; Physiological aspects
• Old TRIS Terms: Physiological factors
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134600
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1976 12:00AM