VISION AND HIGHWAY SAFETY

THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE OPTOMETRISTS, HIGHWAY ENGINEERS, MANUFACTURERS, LEGISLATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, AND OTHERS WITH INFORMATION ON THE VISUAL ASPECTS OF DRIVING A CAR. THE OPTOMETRIST WILL FIND INFORMATION OF VALUE FOR THE EYE EXAMINATION, FOR PRESCRIPTION OF DRIVING GLASSES, AND FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE VISION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DRIVING TASK. GREAT EFFORTS ARE NOW BEING MADE TO IMPROVE THE HIGHWAY, THE MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DRIVER TRAINING. CAREFUL VISION TESTING AND ELEVATED VISION STANDARDS WILL ENSURE THAT THE DRIVER IS FULLY PREPARED VISUALLY. HOPEFULLY, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL HELP UPGRADE VIRTUALLY ALL VISUAL ASPECTS OF THE DRIVING TASK. THOSE INTERESTED IN PURSUING THE DETAILS OF THE MASSIVE LITERATURE ON THE VISUAL ASPECTS OF DRIVING WILL FIND ASSISTANCE IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Principles OF OPTOMETRY SERIES VOL 11, 263 PP, FIGS, TABS,
• Corporate Authors:

  Indiana University, Bloomington

  107 S Indiana Avenue
  Bloomington, IN  United States  47405
• Authors:
  • Allen, M J
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Driver training; Driving; Highway safety; Improvements; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Testing; Vision; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221262
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM