#Visual lighting driver#

Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. Past > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical InnovationД¬urrent > Schools > School of Optometry & Vision Science Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Health Headlights, nighttime driving, older drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, streetlights, visual performance Finally, I would like to thank Alex Black, Laura Bentley and Gillian Isoardi for their constructive comments on earlier drafts of this manuscript.

#Visual lighting driver#

I would also like to acknowledge funding from the agencies who have supported this research including ARC Linkage grants (C100241123, LP0560564, LP0990292) and Transport & Main Roads, the Mt Cotton Driver Training Centre and our research participants who gave so generously of their time. Research also highlights the importance of the visibility of vulnerable road users at night and the role of retroreflective clothing in the вЂbiomotionвЂ™ configuration for improving their conspicuity and hence safety.ДЄcknowledgements: I would like to acknowledge the following collaborators who have provided such an important contribution to the nighttime studies referred to in this review: Alex Black, Alex Chaparro, Byoung Sun Chu, Michael Collins, Ian Cowling, Gillian Isoardi, Janessa Kimlin, Mark King, Philippe Lacherez, Fred Owens and Rick Tyrrell as well as members of the Vision and Driving Research team. Light and glare from road lighting and headlights have significant impacts on vision and night driving and these effects are likely to change with evolving technologies, such as LED streetlighting and headlights. Summary: Collectively, the research evidence suggests that visual function is reduced under the mesopic lighting conditions of night driving and that these effects are exacerbated by increasing age and visual impairment. Research that has focused on the visibility of vulnerable road users at nighttime (pedestrians and cyclists) is also included. Recent Findings: This review discusses research that highlights key differences in the nighttime road environment compared to the day and how this affects visual function and driving performance, together with an overview of studies investigating how driver age and visual status affect nighttime driving performance. Understanding the visibility problems involved in nighttime driving is thus critical, given the increased risk to road safety. Although there are multiple contributory factors, the low light levels at night are believed to be the major cause of collisions with pedestrians and cyclists at night, most likely due to their reduced visibility. Fatality rates are higher at night than in the day when adjusted for distances travelled, particularly for crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists. Purpose: Nighttime driving is dangerous and is one of the most challenging driving situations for most drivers.