In a two-choice response time experiment, drivers viewed slides of nighttime road scenes through four different windshields. Drivers were asked to indicate if it was 'safe to proceed' by pressing buttons. Increasing the degree of windshield damage led to increases in response time, especially when a light simulating the glare of an oncoming vehicle's headlamps was present. This last result suggests to the authors that windshield damage is a visibility problem that should receive more attention from drivers and safety organizations.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Windshield Damage and Driving Safety


    Contributors:
    P. Green (author) / W. T. Burgess (author)

    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    66 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Windshield wiper driving device

    SAUM ANDREAS / WEILER MICHAEL / HURST RICHARD et al. | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    WINDSHIELD WITH DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM

    KAPLAN BENJAMIN / SCHMALBUCH KLAUS / DROSTE STEFAN et al. | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    Safety Windshield Molding System

    FERGUSON WADE | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    Safety Performance of Securiflex Windshield

    Chou, C. C. / Patrick, L. M. | SAE | 1976