TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Does the windshield wiper impede a driver's vision?
JO  - International journal of vehicle design
A1  - Cohen, Alex S.
A1  - Fischer, H.
SP  - 533
EP  - 541
VL  - 9
IS  - 4-5
N2  - To study this question drivers' eye movements were recorded with windshield wipers off and on. It was assumed that impeded vision would be manifested by a differing pattern of eye movements in the two conditions investigated. The quantitative data for the eye movements were analyzed. The results suggest that operated windshield wipers do not impair vision. However, the relation between the eyes and the head is affected when the windshield wiper is on, which we suppose to be a result of a compensatory process. The results are discussed in terms of focusing attention on the road which is accompanied by binocular phenomena like suppression of one foveal image, when the two images range beyond the Panums area whereby the prevalence of the image focused on facilitates the uninterrupted information flow from the scenery ahead.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-3369
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -