AN INVESTIGATION OF CHROMATIC GLARE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO NIGHT DRIVING

THE EFFECTS OF GLARE FROM DIFFERENT COLORED SOURCES ARE INVESTIGATED UNDER CONDITIONS SIMULATING THOSE OF NIGHT DRIVING. DIFFERENCES WERE OBSERVED IN THE EFFECTS FROM BLUE, GREEN, RED AND WHITE SOURCES. THE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT DIFFERENT ENTOPIC STRUCTURES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SCATTERING DIFFERENT PREDOMINANT WAVELENGTHS. CHANGES IN THE PRACTICAL PARAMETERS IN STREET LIGHTING ARE CONSIDERED TOO GREAT TO ENABLE GLARE TO BE SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCED BY SPECIFYING A PREFERRED CHROMATICITY. /RRL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00243426
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 1, PP 33-37, 4 FIG, 1 TAB, 11 REF
• Authors:
  • Smart, A E
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Lighting Research and Technology
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-1535
  • Serial URL: http://lrt.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Color; Driving; Glare; Lighting; Night vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220180
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 1 1971 12:00AM