VISUAL ASPECTS OF ROAD ENGINEERING

ABOUT ONE IN EVERY FIVE DRIVERS WILL HAVE A DEFICIENT CAPABILITY FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING VISUAL TASKS: DETECTION OF OBSTACLES, DELINEATION AND SIGNAL LIGHTS, TEMPORAL RESOLUTION OF FLASHING AND FLICKING LIGHTS, SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF ROAD SIGN LEGENDS AND SYMBOLS, COLOR DISCRIMINATION, AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS (THE PERCEPTION OF DIRECTION, DEPTH AND MOVEMENT). IT IS ARGUED THAT THE VISUAL REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY LICENSING AUTHORITIES DO NOT (AND SHOULD NOT) EXCLUDE THESE DRIVERS FROM HOLDING A LICENSE TO DRIVE; RATHER, ROAD DESIGN SHOULD COMPENSATE FOR DEFECTIVE VISION. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://arrbknowledge.com
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Cole, B L
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 102-48
• Serial:
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: Pt1

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224357
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 4 1973 12:00AM