Forensic Aspects of Driver Perception and Response, Second Edition

This text contains the most current information available in the area of driver perception and perception-response time. Existing chapters have been expanded, providing in-depth coverage of areas such as light reflecting surfaces, visibility enhancing materials, driver age, gender and experience, fatigue, speed perception and vehicle size, vehicle lighting and marking, glare, and more. Many of these were only briefly mentioned or not included in the earlier editions.If you work with driver perception and response cases in any capacity, this book is an invaluable addition to your reference library.Topics Include: * Human factors in accident reconstruction * Human variability and expectancy * Light and its measurement * Vision, audition, vibration and the processing of information * Measurement of visual performance * Driver age, gender and experience * Effects of fatigue * Use of mirrors * Conspicuity * Driver sensation and perception * Judgments of speed and distance * The driver’s field of view * The visibility provided by vehicle lighting systems * Lighting sources other than vehicle headlamps * Evaluation of visibility in the field * Use of nighttime photography * Roadway design and the driver * Work zones * Railroad grade crossings * Auditory issues * Driver perception-response time * Weather and driving * The older driver * Driver distraction Read more