Industry Affiliation Program for
Human Factors in Transportation Safety

Glazing and Visibility Out of the Cabin

Intersection Kinematics: A Pilot Study of Driver Turning Behavior with Application to Pedestrian Obscuration by A-Pillars (Reed), Report No. UMTRI-2008-54, November 2008.

Body-Pillar Vision Obstructions and Lane-Change Crashes (Sivak, Schoettle, Reed, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2006-29, September 2006.

Influence of the Visibility Out of the Vehicle Cabin on Lane-Change Crashes (Sivak, Schoettle, Reed, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2005-32, November 2005.

Effect of IRR Glazing on Radiant Heat and Thermal Comfort for On-Road Conditions (Devonshire and Sayer), Report No. UMTRI-2004-40, December 2004.

An Examination of Naturalistic Windshield Wiper Usage (Wetzel, Sayer, and Funkhouser), Report No. UMTRI-2004-35, December 2004.

Daytime Veiling Luminance from Windshields: Effects of Scattering and Reflection (Mefford, Flannagan, and Adachi), Report No. UMTRI-2003-36, November 2003.

Radiant Heat and Thermal Comfort in Vehicles (Devonshire and Sayer), Report No. UMTRI-2003-32, November 2003.

The Effects of Infrared-Reflective Treatment on Thermal Comfort During Transient Conditions (Devonshire and Sayer), Report No. UMTRI-2003-3, February 2003.

The Effects of Infrared-Reflective and Antireflective Glazing on Thermal Comfort and Visual Performance: A Literature Review (Devonshire and Sayer), Report No. UMTRI-2002-4, March 2002.

The Effects of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Rear-Window Treatments on Visual Performance (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2001-21, June 2001.

The Effects of Rear-Window Transmittance and Backup-Lamp Intensity on Backing Behavior (Sayer, Mefford, and Blower), Report No. UMTRI-2001-6, March 2001.

The Effects of Hydrophobic Treatment of the Driver-Side Window and Rearview Mirror on Distance Judgement (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-99-22, September 1999.

The Effect of Width and Separation in Rear Window Defroster Lines on the Identification of Obstacles (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-99-12, May 1999.

The Influence of Hydrophobic Windshield Coating on Driver Visual Performance (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, Sivak, and Kojima), Report No. UMTRI-97-31, July 1997.

Daytime Veiling Glare and Driver Visual Performance: Influence of Rake Angle and Dashboard Reflectance (Schumann, Flannagan, Sivak, and Traube), Report No. UMTRI-96-13, March 1996.

Factors Influencing Visibility through Motor Vehicle Windshields and Windows: Review of the Literature (Sayer and Traube), Report No. UMTRI-94-20, July 1994.

Effects of Light Transmittance and Scatter by Windshields on Nighttime Visual Performance (Owens, Sivak, Helmers, Sato, Battle, and Traube), Report No. UMTRI-92-37, October 1992.