GLARE FROM AUTOMOBILE REAR-VISION MIRRORS

Four studies were carried out to measure disability and discomfort glare from automotive rear-view mirrors. The results of the first three studies, which were concerned with disability effects, indicated that there are significant losses in forward visibility even at glare levels associated with low-beam headlamps. The last study measured comfort levels and showed that drivers rated even moderate glare levels uncomfortable, especially if they were exposed to them for a relatively long period of time. The implications of these findings for headlamp design are discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Human Factors Society

  Johns Hopkins University Press
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21218
• Authors:
  • Olson, P L
  • Sivak, M
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 269-282
• Serial:
  • Human Factors
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0018-7208
  • EISSN: 1547-8181
  • Serial URL: http://hfs.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Crash exposure; Glare; Low beamed headlamps; Rearview mirrors; Time; Visibility
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Old TRIS Terms: Low beamed headlights
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393367
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM