Effects of daytime running lights on multiple-vehicle daylight crashes in the United States

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-203

  Farmer, Charles M ^a   Williams, Allan F ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Conspicuity; DRL; Lighting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR; HUMAN; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036489126     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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