TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND DEPTH PERCEPTION

AUTOMOBILES APPROACHING RED TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT NIGHT APPEAR TO GO BEYOND THEM WHEN VIEWED FROM SOME DISTANCE TO THE REAR. THE PHENONENON IS DOUBLY ILLUSORY BECAUSE THE HIGHER OF TWO OBJECTS HAS BEEN PRESUMED TO APPEAR MORE DISTANT. THE ILLUSION IS PROBABLY LIMITED TO SMALL VISUAL ANGLES (ABOUT 2 DEGREES). /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00368075
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 157,no 3795,PP 1464-1465
• Authors:
  • Bugelski, B R
• Publication Date: 1967-9-22

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Science
  • Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • ISSN: 0036-8075
  • Serial URL: http://science.sciencemag.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Angularity; Depth perception; Night visibility; Traffic signals; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Angles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222690
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 8 1994 12:00AM