Detection thresholds in car following situations and peripheral vision: Implications for positioning of visually demanding in-car displays

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 807-815

  Lamble, Dave ^a   Laakso, Matti ^a   Summala, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Car following; In car displays; Motor vehicle driver; Peripheral vision; Time to collision; Vehicle ergonomics

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; VISION;

IN-CAR DISPLAYS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; DISPLAY SYSTEM; DRIVING ABILITY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VISION; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0032937660     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399185306     Document Type: Article

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