VISION REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVING

VISUAL ACUITY, PERIPHERAL VISION, COLOR VISION, DARK ADAPTATION, GLARE RESISTANCE, REACTION TIME, AND OCULAR MUSCLE IMBALANCE ARE DESCRIBED. THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE VISUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE DRIVING IS DISCUSSED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT DARK ADAPTATION, VISUAL REACTION TIME, HYPEROPIA, AND EYE MUSCLE IMBALANCE TESTS BECOME PART OF THE DRIVER LICENSE BUREAU EYE TEST. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Vision & Highway Safety

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

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 15-21
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Vision & Highway Safety
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Vision & Highway Safety

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Driving tests; Eye; Glare; Reaction time; Vision; Visual perception
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222196
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM