THE AREA WHERE THE CAR DRIVER FUNCTIONS OPTICALLY

DER OPTISCHE FUNKTIONSKREIS DES AUTOGAHRERS

Good visual acuity is extremely important for people coping with road traffic. Various changes take place in the eye which can restrict visual acuity. The paper deals with glare caused by the reflection of light from sunlit light-coloured roads, snowscapes or the headlamps of oncoming vehicles at night. Optical perception also decreases with increasing speed. One-eyedness also reduces driving aptitude. On the other hand colour-blindness may be balanced out by good physical qualities such as prudence and a feeling of responsibility. (TRRL)

• Authors:
  • Geller, L
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 477-478
• Serial:
  • National Swedish Road & Traffic Research Institute
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aptitude; Color blindness; Driver training; Drivers; Driving; Glare; Headlamps; Motor vehicles; Night; Perception; Reflectivity; Snow; Speed; Sun; Surface course (Pavements); Surfacing; Traffic speed; Vision; Vision disorders
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Monocular vision
• ITRD Terms: 2077: Colour blindness; 9009: Decrease; 2226: Driving aptitude; 1677: Glare; 1342: Headlamp; 9052: Night; 2068: One eyed; 2229: Perception; 5926: Reflectivity; 2552: Snow; 5408: Speed; 2515: Sun; 2972: Surfacing; 2066: Vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00324587
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM