VISION AND HIGHWAY SAFETY

INFORMATION ON THE VISUAL ASPECTS OF DRIVING, COVERING DRIVER VISION AND THE VISUAL DRIVING ENVIRONMENT, IS PRESENTED. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE VISION REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVERS, VISION TESTS, SPECIAL VISUAL PROBLEMS, SPACE PERCEPTION, AND PRESCRIBING CORRECTIVE LENSES FOR DRIVING, AS WELL AS, VISUAL PROBLEMS IN THE AVERAGE AUTOMOBILE AND VISUAL HAZARDS ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT VISION AND DRIVING ARE ALSO EXAMINED. METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPROVING DRIVERS' CAPABILITIES AND THE VISUAL DRIVING ENVIRONMENT ARE INCLUDED. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Principles of Optometry Series

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• Authors:
  • Allen, M J
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 264 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver licensing; Drivers; Highway safety; Vision; Visual aids; Visual perception
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver restriction; Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222195
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM