Three experiments examined some of the factors that might affect motorcyclists' conspicuity to other road users. In each case, subjects saw a sequence of slides showing traffic, some of which contained a motorcyclist. A record was taken of their reaction times to decide whether or not a motorcyclist was present in each slide. Experiments 1 and 2 examined the effects on conspicuity of headlight use, type of clothing, distance of motorcyclist from the viewer, and driving situation (urban or semi-rural). Experiment 3 looked more closely at environmental influences on motorcyclist conspicuity, systematically varying the level of backgrund 'clutter' behind the motorcyclist. All three experiments indicate that the effectiveness of the conspicuity aids used, especially clothing, may depend on the situation in which the motorcyclist is located: bright clothing and headlight use may not be infallible aids to conspicuity. Brightness contrast between the motorcyclist and the surrounding may be more important as a determinant of conspicuity than the motorcyclist's brightness per se. Motorcyclists' conspiuity is a more complex issue than has hitherto been acknowledged.


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    Titel :

    Some factors affecting motorcyclists' conspicuity


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Faktoren, die die Auffälligkeit von Motorradfahrern beeinflussen


    Beteiligte:
    Hole, G.J. (Autor:in) / Tyrrell, L. (Autor:in) / Langham, M. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Ergonomics ; 39 , 7 ; 946-965


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1996


    Format / Umfang :

    20 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 16 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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