High visibility safety apparel and nighttime conspicuity of pedestrians in work zones

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 537-546

  Sayer, James R ^a   Mefford, Mary Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational safety; Pedestrian conspicuity; Retroreflective; Safety garment; Work zone

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY MARKINGS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES; VISIBILITY;

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PEDESTRIAN CONSPICUITY; RETROREFLECTIVE; SAFETY GARMENTS; WORK ZONE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHT BLINDNESS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHT BLINDNESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 9244255814     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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