@article{ref1,
title="Adjust your view! Wing-mirror settings influence distance estimations and lane-change decisions",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2015",
author="Böffel, Christian and Müsseler, Jochen",
volume="35",
number="",
pages="112-118",
abstract="To perform lane-change maneuvers safely, sufficient distance to the subsequent traffic is required. In the present study distance estimations to the subsequent vehicle (Experiment 1) and lane-change decisions (Experiment 2) were gathered in dependency of left wing-mirror settings: Different vertical settings resulted in low and high vehicle positions with less or more pavement visible in the mirror. Additionally, the visibility or non-visibility of the observer's rear door was varied. <br><br>FINDINGS indicated that a low vertical position of the following vehicle in the mirror and a visible rear door lead to shorter distance estimations and more cautious lane-change decisions than a high vertical position and a non-visible rear door. Consequently, wing-mirror settings are important for traffic safety.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/j.trf.2015.10.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2015.10.009"
}