SPACE PERCEPTION AND DRIVING

WITHOUT ADEQUATE SPACE PERCEPTION, GOOD VISUAL ACUITY, COLOR VISION, DARK ADAPTATION, AND FIELDS OF VISION ARE NOT ENOUGH TO PERMIT SAFE DRIVING. ADEQUATE CLUES TO SPACE PERCEPTION AND ADEQUATE SKILL IN INTERPRETING THOSE CLUES ARE ESSENTIAL TO SAFE MOTORING. THE COMPLEXITY OF MONOCULAR AND BINOCULAR CLUES AVAILABLE TO THE DRIVER IS DISCUSSED. THESE CLUES INCLUDE PERSPECTIVE, ATMOSPHERIC, AND ILLUMINATION CLUES, BINOCULAR PARALLAX, MONOCULAR PARALLAX, AND VELOCITY JUDGEMENTS. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Vision & Highway Safety

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

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22-8
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Vision & Highway Safety
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Vision & Highway Safety

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222197
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM