GLARE AND NIGHT-TIME TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

BLENDUNG UND NAECHTLICHER VERKEHRSUNFALL

PROBLEMS OF VISION ARE FREQUENTLY THE CAUSES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AT NIGHT. IN THE CASE OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY AND MATERIAL DAMAGE, EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS ON THE ACCIDENT ITSELF ARE SUPPLIED AS A MATTER OF ROUTINE IN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS. FROM OPTHALMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS ARE OBTAINED. THESE INCLUDE: INACCURATE OR INSUFFICIENTLY CORRECTED ESTIMATION ERRORS, DEFECTS IN THE FIELD OF VISION, DIFFICULTIES IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF COLOURS AND LIGHTS, DISTURBANCES OF SPATIAL VISION, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE ACCIDENT AND ARE GENERALLY RECKONED TO BE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE ACCUSED IN AN INVESTIGATION. THE DRIVING LICENCE, IS HOWEVER, SUSPENDED. A DESCRIPTION OF THREE TYPICAL ACCIDENTS AND THE RELEVANT EYE SPECIALIST'S REPORTS ARE APPENDED.

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• Authors:
  • BROSCHMANN, D
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 254-6
• Serial:
  • VERKEHRSMED U GRENZGEB
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 7
  • ISSN: 0042-4021

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Defects; Diseases and medical conditions; Glare; Night; Vision
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 5238: Defect (tech); 1677: Glare; 2134: Illness; 9052: Night; 2066: Vision
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01304360
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 9:53AM