TINTED CONTACT LENSES - A HANDICAP FOR NIGHT DRIVING

LIGHT TRANSMISSION STATISTICS ARE GIVEN FOR A TYPICAL SET OF COMMERCIAL TINTED, CONTACT LENSES. TINTED CONTACT LENSES ABSORBING MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF LIGHT, CAN BE A SOURCE OF DANGER WHEN WORN AT NIGHT, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT NO TINTED OR PINHOLE PUPIL CONTACT LENSES BE WORN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

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  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1963/25/25-008.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
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• Authors:
  • Richards, Oscar W
• Publication Date: 1963

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: Driver characteristics, night visibility, and driving simulation
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 25
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Driving; Light transmission; Low income groups; Night visibility; Statistics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tinted lenses
• Old TRIS Terms: Glasses; Pinholes
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219537
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 29 1994 12:00AM