Estimates of the length of highway guidelines and spaces.

Author(s)
Harte, D.B.
Year
Abstract

Driving skills depend greatly upon efficient estimates of length and distance. The present study found that male and female subjects between the age of 16-79 grossly underestimated the length of both the guidelines and the spaces between the guidelines. It is proposed that this major illusion should be dealt with through driver education or through improvement of highway design.

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B 9586 T /83.2/ IRRD 217010
Source

Human Factors, Vol. 17 (1975), No. 5 (October), p. 455- 460, 2 fig., 1 graph., 4 tab., 21 ref.

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