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Evaluation of a New Automotive Plane and Convex Mirror System By Government Drivers
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An on-the-road study was made by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with the cooperation of the General Services Administration of new mirror system consisting of larger inside and left side plane mirrors and a convex mirror on the right fender. Approximately 150 Federal drivers evaluated this experimental mirror system on a test fleet of 23 passenger cars located at four sites for a six month period starting in September 1974. An analysis of the questionnaires completed by the drivers shows that in general drivers reacted favorably to this experimental convex mirror system. Comparisons are made with the results of earlier field tests conducted with a periscopic device and with two different experimental convex mirror systems.
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Kaehn, C., "Evaluation of a New Automotive Plane and Convex Mirror System By Government Drivers," SAE Technical Paper 760006, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760006.Also In
References
- Kaehn Charles H. “Evaluation of Two Convex Mirror Systems by Government Drivers,” SAE Paper No. 750472 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition Detroit, Michigan February 24-28 1975
- Burger W. J. et. al. “Studies in Motor Vehicle Rear Vision: II. Evaluation of Innovations in Passenger Car and Truck Rear View Systems,” Final Report NHTSA, DOT November 1974
- Kaehn Charles “Periscope Device Field Evaluation by Government Drivers,” SAE Paper No. 740963 International Automobile Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting Toronto, Canada October 21-25 1974
- Rowland George E. Silver Carl A. et. al. “A Comparison of Plane and Convex Rear View Mirrors for Passenger Automobiles,” Final Report NHTSA, DOT August 1970
- SAE Recommended Practice J1050 “Describing the Driver's Field of View,” September 1973
- Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111 “Rearview Mirrors - Passenger Cars and Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles,” January 1 1968