WINDSCREEN DIRT AND SURFACE DAMAGE EFFECTS

It is reasonable to assume that the condition of the windscreen has something to do with the ability of a driver to see through it. One study implies that seeing ability is impaired by scratched windscreens, a second evaluates cleaning methods for improving the wetability of the glass surface to improve the ability to see through it, a third evaluates water repellent materials for use on aircraft windscreens and a fourth concludes from three windscreens that surface damage reduces the perceptibility of objects on the roadway. This study was designed: (A) to obtain a population sample of automobile windscreen surface damage and dirt accumulation, (B) to evaluate the ability to see through the dirt and surface damage in a static and dynamic driving situation, and (C) to evaluate the practicability of resurfacing automobile windscreens.

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  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Allen, M J
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 7-19
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleansers; Glass; Soils; Visibility; Windshields
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dirt; Scratches
• ITRD Terms: 3849: Cleaning; 1614: Damage; 4547: Glass; 6438: Surface; 6783: Visibility; 1311: Windscreen (veh)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126333
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM