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The Nighttime Conspicuity Benefits of Static and Dynamic Bicycle Taillights.

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Title/Author:	The Nighttime Conspicuity Benefits of Static and Dynamic Bicycle Taillights./
Author:	Edewaard, Darlene Elise.
Description:	1 online resource (43 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 79-01.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International79-01.
Subject:	Psychology. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9781369887792

The Nighttime Conspicuity Benefits of Static and Dynamic Bicycle Taillights.
Edewaard, Darlene Elise.

The Nighttime Conspicuity Benefits of Static and Dynamic Bicycle Taillights. - 1 online resource (43 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 79-01.

Thesis (M.S.)--Clemson University, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

The rear conspicuity of bicyclists riding with traffic at night is critical for preventing collisions with motor vehicles. Past research suggests that bicycle taillights can offer conspicuity benefits at night but the effects of the placement and operational mode of taillights has not been studied. This study investigates the conspicuity benefits of bicycle taillights at night. Specifically, the distances at which participants respond to bicyclists as they are driven along an open-road route at night were compared. The bicyclists used either a full-intensity taillight on their seat post (either flashing or steady) or a half-intensity taillight on each heel (while either pedaling or not). One bicyclist was stationed on a road segment with a long sight distance and another was stationed on a road segment with a sight distance that was limited by road curvature. For the cyclist positioned at the end of the long straight section of a roadway, conspicuity was maximal when the lights were placed on the heels while pedaling. The conspicuity of the cyclist positioned at the end of a 90 degree curve was maximized when the lights were placed on the heels while pedaling and when the lights were placed on the seat post of the bike (both flashing and static). However, conspicuity for both cyclists was minimized when the lights were placed on the cyclists' heels while not pedaling. These results confirm that highlighting biomotion enhances bicyclists' nighttime conspicuity.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9781369887792Subjects--Topical Terms:

555998
Psychology.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Bicycle taillightsIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

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