Two types of surveys of passenger car and light truck rear lighting system malfunctions were made. The major objective of the surveys was to determine the relative frequency of malfunctions on vehicles with single and multiple compartment lamps. The effects of major typical rear lighting system malfunctions on the ability of the driver to identify signals were then evaluated in two separate simulator studies to help determine the likely benefits of lamp redundancy vis-a-vis separation of lamps by function and other signal coding methods.
Automobile Rear Lighting System Malfunctions: Surveys of Their Extent and Driving Simulator Studies of Some of their Effects
1974
85 pages
Report
No indication
English
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