Using biological motion to enhance the conspicuity of roadway workers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1036-1041

  Wood, Joanne M ^a   Tyrrell, Richard A ^b   Marszalek, Ralph ^a   Lacherez, Philippe ^a   Chaparro, Alex ^c   Britt, Thomas W ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomotion; Clothing; Road workers; Visibility

Indexed keywords

BIO-MOTION; BIOLOGICAL MOTION; CLOTHING; CONSPICUITY; MEAN AGES; ROAD WORKERS; WORK SITES;

VISIBILITY;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; DARKNESS; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DARKNESS; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUEENSLAND; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952437892     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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