Seeing pedestrians at night: Effect of driver age and visual abilities

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 452-458

  Wood, Joanne M ^a   Lacherez, Philippe ^a   Tyrrell, Richard A ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Motion sensitivity; Night time driving; Pedestrian recognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CAR DRIVING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARK ADAPTATION; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REACTION TIME; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; NIGHT VISION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REACTION TIME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904600389     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12139     Document Type: Article

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