EMERGENCY-VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS - STATE OF THE ART

• NCJ Number: 31366
• Author(s): G L HOWETT; K L KELLY; E T PIERCE
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 300 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

INFORMATION IS PRESENTED CONCERNING ALL ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS (EVWL'S).

Abstract

BACKGROUND INFORMATION INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THE NON-UNIFORMITY OF STATE EVWL LAWS, AN ENUMERATION OF THE FACTORS RELEVANT TO THE CHOICE OF AN EVWL CONFIGURATION, AND A LIST OF MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS. A BACKGROUND IS GIVEN ON PERCEPTION OF EVWL SIGNALS, AND PERCEPTUAL FACTORS AFFECTING SIGNAL CONSPICUITY ARE DISCUSSED. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS ON EVWL UNITS ARE DESCRIBED. A GLOSSARY IS PROVIDED TO AID IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNICAL LITERATURE.