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Term of the Road Dictionary

skill-based behaviour

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Traffic Road Users
  • Definition : Type of behaviour that requires very little or no conscious control to perform or execute an action once an intention is formed. Notes: 1. Performance is smooth, automated, and consists of highly integrated patterns of behaviour in mostly skill-based control. 2. An example is an experienced driver steering a car.
  • Synonyms : sensorimotor behaviour

geschultes Verhalten

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Verkehr Verkehrsteilnehmer
  • Definition : Bewusstes Ausführen einer Handlung in einer bestimmten Situation. Anmerkungen:
    1. Dieses Verhalten ist ruhig und automatisch und besteht aus hochintegrierten Verhaltensmustern.
    2. Zum Beispiel ein routinierter Lenker.
  • Synonyms : reflexartiges Verhalten (CH)