THE EFFECT OF WIDE-ANGLE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION ON DRIVER PERFORMANCE

The purpose of this study was to identify possible improvements in the present U.S. low beam headlight system, using an instrumented passenger car to evaluate the effect of experimental wide-angle low beam lighting on various driver performance measures--speed, brake pressure, longitudinal acceleration, steering wheel position, lateral acceleration, lateral lane position, and electrodermal response (GSR), for over 1,000 vehicle miles (30 hours) on a winding rural highway at night.

• Corporate Authors:

  Human Factors Research, Incorporated

  6780 Cortona Drive
  Goleta, CA  United States  93017

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • MERRITT, J O
  • HELANDER, M
  • Abrams, C
  • Miller, J C
• Publication Date: 1979-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 108 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Headlamps; Highway transportation; Lighting systems; Motor vehicles; Roads
• Old TRIS Terms: Illuminating
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365578
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-2703, DOT-HS-806-186
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01724
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 2003 12:00AM