Pedestrian visibility at night: the influence of the pedestrian clothing and the defective headlamp of the car

Low night vision is a factor contributing to the production of traffic accidents. In this work, we investigated the distance from which pedestrians can be seen by night, by a driver driving a car with a single functional headlamp. Six pedestrian clothing conditions were tested (black, blue, red, gre...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2019-08, Vol.568 (1), p.12003
Main Authors: Benea, B C, Trusca, D D, Toganel, G R, Radu, A I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Headlamps
Night vision
Pedestrians
Traffic accidents
Visibility
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Summary:Low night vision is a factor contributing to the production of traffic accidents. In this work, we investigated the distance from which pedestrians can be seen by night, by a driver driving a car with a single functional headlamp. Six pedestrian clothing conditions were tested (black, blue, red, green, yellow and reflective vest). Pedestrians wearing dark clothing (black, blue) were only visible from a distance of 10 meters; the best visibility was for the pedestrian that wearing the reflective vest. The results demonstrate the importance of pedestrian clothing during night time on visibility while traveling on the public road.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/568/1/012003