FACTORS INFLUENCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUTOMOTIVE REAR LIGHTING SYSTEMS

This report contains five papers discussing various rear lighting problem areas as follows: 1) "The Effect of Rear Lighting Configurations on Vehicle Traffic Flow Characteristics"; 2) "The Value of Rear Lamp Shielding"; 3) "A Review of the Literature Concerning the Effects of Alcohol and Other Drugs Upon Color Perception"; 4) "The Incidence of Fog, Rain, Snow, and Sunlight in Various Regions of the United States"; 5) "A Subjective Evaluation of Turn Signal Effectiveness".

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by the Motor Vehicle Manufactureres Association, Incorporated.
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Olson, P L
  • Jorgenson, C M
  • Sturgis, S P
  • Thomas, J K
  • Domas, P A
• Publication Date: 1975-10-31

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 135 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Color vision; Drugs; Fog; Measures of effectiveness; Rainfall; Rear lighting; Reviews; Snow; Traffic flow; Turn signals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Rear lights
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134724
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: UM-HSRI-HF-75-4 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: UM-7203-C128
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1976 12:00AM