Pedestrian visibility under automobile low-beam headlight illumination: With and without headlight covers

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1773, 2001, Pages 114-126

  Schnell, Thomas ^a   Aktan, Fuat ^a   McGehee, Daniel V ^a   Dvorak, Mike ^a   Hunt, Jill ^a   Reyes, Abimael ^a   Sorak, Deanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; HEADLIGHTS; LIGHTING; REFLECTION; TRANSPORTATION; VISIBILITY;

HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 0035733107     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1773-14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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