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Title:

DRIVER SEARCH AND SCAN PATTERNS IN NIGHT DRIVING

Accession Number:

00129393

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0360859X

Abstract:

Because the rates of nighttime accidents are higher than daytime accidents, much research has been directed to the unique problems of night driving. Many researchers concur that the driver receives most of his or her information through the visual system. During night driving, the visual cues normally available during daytime are reduced. Whether this paucity of visual information is related to the higher night accident rate is not known. A basic approach to the problem is to identify through visual search patterns the driver's use of night driving cues. Identification of driver visual needs in night driving can eventually lead to improved night driving safety. This paper discusses and presents the results of two studies to investigate drivers' visual search patterns in night driving. The first study compares nighttime visual search behavior to daytime behavior on freeways and rural highways. The second study develops methods of using driver visual search data to evaluate illumination at rural highway intersections, which have high rates of nighttime accidents.

Supplemental Notes:

Presented at a symposium conducted by TRB, September 4-6, 1974 at Ohio State University, and sponsored by TRB, Illuminating Engineering Research Institute, Ohio University and Ohio Department of Transportation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01411723

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-017 803

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Washington, DC

Authors:

Rackoff, Nick J
Rockwell, Thomas H

Pagination:

pp 53-63

Publication Date:

1975

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 156
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

Symposium on Driver Visual Needs in Night Driving

Location: Columbus Ohio, United States
Date: 1974-9-4 to 1974-9-6
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; Illuminating Engineering Research Institute; Ohio State University; Ohio Department of Transportation

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (5) ; References (29) ; Tables (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Visual search

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 21 1976 12:00AM

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