DETECTION DISTANCES TO OBSTACLES ON THE ROAD SEEN THROUGH WINDSCREENS IN DIFFERENT STATES OF WEAR

The importance of windscreen wear for driver visibility in vehicle lighting has been studied. Windscreen wear is related to the stray-light level of the windscreen. Light measurements of stray-light levels in windscreens were carried out by a special instrument and by a laboratory method. Detection distances in vehicle lighting to targets on the road were studied in a series of full-scale experiments. In these experiments opposing situations between two vehicles on the road were simulated. The windscreens were exchanged between trials.

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  Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute

  Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 25
  S-11428 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Helmers, G
  • LUNDKVIST, S-O
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detection and identification; Detectors; Distance; Drivers; Hazards; Navigational obstructions; Sight distance; Street lighting; Vehicle lighting; Visibility; Vision; Wear; Windshields
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487913
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI-339A, HS-040 906
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM