TELESCOPIC SPECTACLES AND MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING LICENSURE

The promotional use of telescopic devices to facilitate driver licensing candidates in passing static tests of central vision carries many optical limitations. Hazards relate to reduced central field, a ring scotoma, and illusory displacement of images with head movement. Medical advisory boards should require careful documentation before authorization of such devices.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  801 Green Bay Road
  Lake Bluff, IL  United States  60044

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  1211 West 22nd Street
  Oak Brook, IL  United States  60523
• Authors:
  • Keeney, A H
  • WEISS, S
  • Silva, D
• Conference:
  • 18th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Location: Toronto Ontario, Canada
  • Date: 1974-9-12 to 1974-9-14
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver licensing; Driving tests; Glare; Optical properties; Static tests; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Medical advisory boards
• Old TRIS Terms: Scotomatic glare; Telescopic lens
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081283
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-047-1-063, DOT-HS-031-2-303, DOT-FH-11-7526
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM