Pedestrians' estimates of their own nighttime conspicuity are unaffected by severe reductions in headlight illumination

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-30

  Whetsel Borzendowski, Stephanie A ^a   Rosenberg, Rachel L ^a   Sewall, Ashley Stafford ^a   Tyrrell, Richard A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conspicuity; Driving; Headlamps; Night vision; Pedestrians

Indexed keywords

CONSPICUITY; DRIVING; HEADLAMPS; NIGHT VISION; PEDESTRIANS;

RESEARCH; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

STUDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLOTHING; CONSPICUITY; DARK ADAPTATION; DARKNESS; DECISION MAKING; DRIVING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEADLAMPS; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; PEDESTRIANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

CONSPICUITY; DRIVING; HEADLAMPS; NIGHT VISION; PEDESTRIANS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CLOTHING; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LIGHTING; MALE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884341830     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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