THE PERCEPTION OF THE LEAD CAR DURING NIGHT DRIVING

DE PERCEPTIE VAN DE VOORLIGGER BIJ HET NACHTRIJDEN

The article reports on experimental research conducted into human perceptual capacities when following a lead car in the dark and specifically with respect to perceptual ability in detecting movement of the lead vehicle relative to ones own vehicle. In three experiments it was established that the relative movement of the lead car is detected from the change of the angular distance between its tail lights accompanying a change in viewing distance. Further calculations demonstrated that the perceptual performances of motorists following a car in the dark are rather inadequate, as a result of which critical situations may occur. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

  Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Janssen, W H
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 622-627
• Serial:
  • Verkeerstechniek, Netherlands
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car following; Distance; Drivers; Driving; Headways; Human characteristics; Human factors; Motion; Night; Perception; Side lighting; Taillamps; Vehicle spacing; Vehicles; Visibility distance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 1855: Driving (veh); 2257: Human factor; 5483: Movement; 9052: Night; 2229: Perception; 1331: Side light; 694: Vehicle spacing; 6793: Visibility distance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097228
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM