STUDIES ON AGE AS A FACTOR IN REACTIONS TO EXTERNAL OCCURRENCES

UNTERSUCHUNGEN UEBER ALTERSTYPISCHE REAKTIONSABLAEUFE

One essential conditions for transport safety is that the driver of a vehicle must be able to react quickly to any event. 2680 reactions by 910 persons were examined to determine to what extent age was a factor in the time taken to react to an external occurrence. The author notes that the act of responding does not depend on age, but that there is a relationship between age and perception time.

• Corporate Authors:

  VDI Nachrichten

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• Authors:
  • Buerkner, A
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 79-80
• Serial:
  • TUE-Sicherheit und Zuverlaessigkeit in Wirtschaft
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: VDI Nachrichten

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Human factors; Physiological aspects; Visual perception
• Old TRIS Terms: Audible warnings; Physiological factors
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148598
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM