Contribution to the ergonomic and ergophthalmological approaches of the visual adaptation of drivers.

Author(s)
Meyer, J.J. Kerkhoven, H. & Fancioli, D.
Year
Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide data for the vision of drivers at night, not only for the promotion of road safety, but also for achieving an increased level of visual comfort under mesopic and dark visual conditions. The survey is based on a questionnaire combined with ergophthalmological tests. For all those who use their car to go to work, night driving is unavoidable. On the road, one can find two populations: those well adapted and those much less controlled. Two questions arise: are private drivers sufficiently aware of their possible handicaps and are the used indicators sufficiently reliable? The results signify that a certain number of factors have to be taken into account simultaneously. These will determine the amount of visual disturbance and strain. This situation can be remedied largely through the application of appropriate ergonomic and ergophthalmological measures, which are detailed. (A)

Request publication

16 + 0 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.

Publication

Library number
C 15843 (In: C 15840 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E106155
Source

In: Vision in vehicles VII : proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Vision in Vehicles VIV7, Marseilles, September 1997, p. 23-31, 2 ref.

Our collection

This publication is one of our other publications, and part of our extensive collection of road safety literature, that also includes the SWOV publications.