Effects of planar and non-planar driver-side mirrors on age-related discomfort-glare responses

Safety Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-195

  Lockhart, Thurmon E ^a   Atsumi, Bunji ^b   Ghosh, Arka ^a   Mekaroonreung, Haruetai ^a   Spaulding, Jeremy ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

De Boer's rating score; Elderly driver; Nighttime discomfort glare; Non planar driver side mirror; Reflected headlamp glare

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; GLARE EFFECTS; HEADLIGHTS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHTING;

BOER'S RATING SCORE; ELDERLY DRIVER; NIGHTTIME DISCOMFORT GLARE; NON-PLANAR DRIVER SIDE MIRROR; REFLECTED HEADLAMP GLARE;

MIRRORS;

ADULT; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; AGED; ARTICLE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; NIGHT WORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 32944466896     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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