Relationship Between Relative Velocity Detection and Driver Response Times in Vehicle Following Situations

Authors

• Jeffrey W. Muttart - Accident Dynamics Research Center
• William F. Messerschmidt - Robinson & Associates, LLC
• Larry G. Gillen - GILLENgineering

Topic

• Reaction and response times
• Vehicle drivers
• Parts
• Simulators
• Research and development

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