@article{ref1,
title="Analyzing the invisibility angles formed by vehicle blind spots to increase driver's field of view and traffic safety",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2020",
author="Obeidat, Mohammed Said and Altheeb, Nadah Faris and Momani, Amer and Al Theeb, Nader",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="A driver's field of view is an essential requirement for decreasing traffic crashes and increasing safety. This paper improves driver safety by analyzing factors that affect the invisibility angles formed by a vehicle's A and B-pillars. An experiment was conducted with 117 participants. Two models were developed, each associated with one invisibility angle. In the A-pillar invisibility model, the age, weight, waist circumference, torso angle, and distance between eyes and windshield were significant. For the B-pillar model, the age, gender, stature, waist depth, waist breadth, torso angle, and distance between the steering wheel and abdomen were significant. Some of these factors increase the invisibility angle(s), including the age, stature, torso angle, distance between the windshield and driver eyes, and the distance between the steering wheel and abdomen. Other factors decrease the invisibility angle(s), including weight, waist circumference, waist depth, and waist breadth. In addition, gender affects significantly the invisibility angle.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2020.1807126",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2020.1807126"
}