TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Rainfall invisibility -- the view from behind the wheel
JO  - Journal of safety research
A1  - Ivey, DL
A1  - Button, JW
A1  - Lehtipuu, EK
SP  - 156
EP  - 169
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - The factors influencing wet weather accidents are complex, a fact sometimes ignored during the current popularity of blaming low tire pavement friction for most wet weather accident problems.  A factor of significance is visibility, as influenced not only by rainfall intensity.  But to a great extent by traffic speed.  This report presents a number of direct visibility observations and develops a framework useful in interpreting these data to determine the influence of reduced visibility on the operation of motor vehicles.  Information for the literature shows the low probability of high-intensity rain falls.  Conclusions concerning the hazard of passing maneuvers during rainfall of 1 inch per hour or more, and the need to reduce speed under wet weather conditions, are also presented.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4375
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -