VISION AND HIGHWAY SAFETY: AN OVERVIEW SINCE 1962

THE PRE-1962 HIGHWAY, VEHICLE AND DRIVER VISUAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE EXAMINED BRIEFLY. THE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF VISION AND HIGHWAY SAFETY IS CONSIDERED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESEARCH IN THE AREA ARE REVIEWED. ELEGANT EYE CAMERA STUDIES ARE DESCRIBED AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DRIVER VISION USAGE IS OUTLINED. DRIVER VISION TESTS THAT ARE BEING MEASURED, QUANTIFIED AND STATISTICALLY ANALYZED ARE LISTED. THE IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAY DESIGN IS DISCUSSED AND SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON SIGNING, LIGHTING AND EDGEMARKING. VISUAL PROBLEMS PRESENTED BY THE NEW WIDE-LOAD VEHICLES AND THE EXTRA-LONG TRANSPORT VEHICLES, THE VISUAL PROBLEM OF PEDESTRIANS AT NIGHTTIME AND THE PROBLEM OF MOTORCYCLES, ARE RECOGNIZED AS NEW CHALLENGES.

• Corporate Authors:

  General Motors Corporation

  Warren, MI  United States  48090
• Authors:
  • Connolly, P L
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cameras; Drivers; Edge lines; Highway design; Lighting; Motorcycles; Night visibility; Pedestrians; Public opinion; Recommendations; Research; Signs; Vision
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222261
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1974 12:00AM