Methodology to predict driver vision impairment situations caused by sun glare

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2120, 2009, Pages 12-17

  Jurado Piña, Rafael ^a   Pardillo Mayora, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLARE; HIGHWAY PLANNING; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS;

CONDITION; CRITICAL SECTIONS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; GEOMETRIC DESIGN; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ROAD SECTION; SUN GLARE; VISION IMPAIRMENTS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

EID: 76149095958     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2120-02     Document Type: Article

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