PRESCRIBING FOR DRIVING

GUIDELINES FOR PRESCRIBING PROPER CORRECTIVE LENSES FOR DAY AND NIGHT DRIVING ARE PRESENTED. NIGHTTIME DRIVING MAY REQUIRE A DIFFERENT DISTANCE PRESCRIPTION THAN DAYTIME DRIVING. THE BENEFITS AND/OR HAZARDS OF SUNGLASSES, YELLOW LENSES, COSMETIC TINT, WHIDSHIELD TINT, AND CONTACT LENSES ARE DISCUSSED. NEXT TO A GOOD PRESCRIPTION TO PROVIDE CLEAR, COMFORTABLE VISION, GOOD HEADLIGHT AIM AND CLEAN LIGHTS AND WINDOWS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SOLUTIONS TO GLARE AT NIGHT. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Vision & Highway Safety

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

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 60-77
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Vision & Highway Safety
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Vision & Highway Safety

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Eyeglasses; Glare; Guidelines; Night vision; Sunlight; Vision; Visual perception; Windshields
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision; Sun glare
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222199
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM