Pedestrian conspicuity research: A review

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-363

  Langham, Martin P ^a   Moberly, Nicholas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collisions; Driving; Field experiments; Pedestrian conspicuity; Visibility

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ECOLOGY; GROUND VEHICLES; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

PEDESTRIAN CONSPICUITY RESEARCH;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

CAR DRIVING; CLOTHING; ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HIGHWAY; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDESTRIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISIBILITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 0038368913     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013021000039574     Document Type: Review

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