THE EFFECT OF LOW VISIBILTY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE OPERATIONS

AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISIBILITY CONDITIONS AND OPERATOR PERFORMANCE IS DISCUSSED. AVERAGE SPEED IN NEGOTIATING A CONTROLLED COURSE IS TAKEN AS THE MEASURE OF OPERATOR PERFORMANCE. THE METHOD TO MEASURE VISIBILITY IS DISCUSSED. IT IS SHOWN THAT DESPITE USE OF A CONTRIVED TEST COURSE AND ARTIFICIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY, THE RESULTS APPEAR VALID. IT IS ALSO SHOWN THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISIBILITY CONDITIONS AND AVERAGE SPEED CAN BE REPRESENTED WITH A SIMPLE, SECOND ORDER EQUATION. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Liston, R
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • CRREL REPORT
  • Issue Number: 237
  • Publisher: THE LABORATORY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Personnel performance; Speed; Visibility
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reduced visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222015
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM