An empirical investigation of a dynamic brake light concept for reduction of rear-end collision accidents during emergency braking

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1940-1944

  Li, Zhonghai ^a   Milgram, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC BRAKE LIGHT; EMERGENCY BRAKING; OPTICAL LOOMING MANIPULATION; REAR-END COLLISION ACCIDENTS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS; BRAKES; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; VISIBILITY;

HEADLIGHTS;

EID: 44349098544     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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