Lee, YM orcid.org/0000-0003-3601-4191 and Sheppard, E (2018) The effect of lighting conditions and use of headlights on drivers’ perception and appraisal of approaching vehicles at junctions. Ergonomics, 61 (3). pp. 444-455. ISSN 0014-0139
Abstract
Use of Daytime Running Lights (DRL) is mandatory in many countries for motorcycles, and in some for cars. However, in developing countries, DRLs may be optional or compliance low. The effect of car or motorcycle headlights and lighting conditions on Malaysian drivers’ ability to perceive and judge the safety of pulling out was investigated. Stimuli were photographs depicting either daytime or nighttime taken at a T-junction with approaching vehicles with headlights on or off. Headlights improved drivers’ ability to perceive cars and motorcycles in the nighttime photographs but not the daytime photographs, although this could be due to the bright weather in the photographs. Drivers judged it less safe to pull out when approaching motorcycles had headlights on than off, regardless of the lighting conditions, supporting the utility of DRL for motorcycles. Headlights did not affect judgements for cars, questioning the utility of DRL for cars.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ergonomics on 07 Aug 2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1364790. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Driving, headlights, lighting conditions, motorcycle, perception |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Feb 2018 15:11 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2018 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00140139.2017.1364790 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126983 |