The perception of speed and distance in the driving task.

Author(s)
Prentice, H.A.J.
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Abstract

The misjudgement of speed by drivers faced with certain types of road hazard is high on the list of factors contributing to accidents. Work in the area of speed perception, carried out at TRRL, together with the associated studies on the estimation of movement, size and distance made whilst driving, is described.

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B 6416 fo /83.2/
Source

From: OECD Symposium on Road User Perception and Decision-Making, Rome, November 1972, p. 45-60, fig., graph., ref.

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