Prolonged exposure to glare and driving time: Effects on performance in a driving simulator

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 601-610

  Ranney, Thomas A ^a   Simmons, Lucinda A ^a   Masalonis, Anthony J ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GLARE EFFECTS; HEADLIGHTS; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SLEEP RESEARCH;

CRITICAL TRACKING PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUNLIGHT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUNLIGHT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032588277     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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