MOTORWAY MADNESS OR FOG FANTASIES

The sensory deprivation affecting drivers on an empty ISOLATION DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE VISUAL STIMULII REQUIRED IN ORDER TO REMAIN ALERT. SUCH A CONDITION OFTEN LEADS TO A SUBCONSCIOUS INCREASE IN SPEED, MOTIVATED BY AN INSTRUCTIVE NEED FOR VISUAL STIMULII (SIGNS, JUNCTIONS, OTHER VEHICLES ETC.). IN REVIEWING EXPERIMENTS ON SENSORY DEPRIVATION AND OPTICAL ILLUSTION, THIS ARTICLE MAKES REFERENCE TO WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE TRANSPORT AND ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY, CROWTHORNE, BERKSHIRE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Nursing Times /UK

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• Authors:
  • Jolles, K E
• Publication Date: 1971-11-18

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 1430-4
• Serial:
  • Volume: 67 N
  • Issue Number: n6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Fog; Visibility; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222313
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM