Using reflective clothing to enhance the conspicuity of bicyclists at night

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 726-730

  Wood, Joanne M ^a   Tyrrell, Richard A ^b   Marszalek, Ralph ^a   Lacherez, Philippe ^a   Carberry, Trent ^a   Chu, Byoung Sun ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bicycle lights; Bicyclists; Clothing; Conspicuity

Indexed keywords

AGE; BICYCLISTS; BIOLOGICAL MOTION; CLOTHING; CONSPICUITY; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; FLASHING LIGHTS; OLDER DRIVERS;

REFLECTION;

BICYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARKNESS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856120382     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.09.038     Document Type: Article

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