@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6252,
	  title     = {Effect of Increasing Road Light Luminance on Night Driving Performance of Older Adults},
	  author    = {Said M. Easa and  Maureen J. Reed and  Frank Russo and  Essam Dabbour and  Atif Mehmood and  Kathryn Curtis},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The main objective of this study was to determine if a
minimal increase in road light level (luminance) could lead to
improved driving performance among older adults. Older, middleaged
and younger adults were tested in a driving simulator following
vision and cognitive screening. Comparisons were made for the
performance of simulated night driving under two road light
conditions (0.6 and 2.5 cd/m2). At each light level, the effects of self
reported night driving avoidance were examined along with the
vision/cognitive performance. It was found that increasing road light
level from 0.6 cd/m2 to 2.5 cd/m2 resulted in improved recognition of
signage on straight highway segments. The improvement depends on
different driver-related factors such as vision and cognitive abilities,
and confidence. On curved road sections, the results showed that
driver-s performance worsened. It is concluded that while increasing
road lighting may be helpful to older adults especially for sign
recognition, it may also result in increased driving confidence and
thus reduced attention in some driving situations.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering},
	  volume    = {4},
	  number    = {8},
	  year      = {2010},
	  pages     = {201 - 208},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6252},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/44},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 44, 2010},
	}