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Warning Reliability and Driver Performance in Naturalistic Driving (Sullivan, Tsimhoni, and Bogard), Report No. UMTRI-2007-44, November 2007.

Seasonal Variations in Conspicuity of High-Visibility Garments (Buonarosa and Sayer), Report No. UMTRI-2007-42, November 2007.

Improving Pedestrian Detection with a Simple Display for Night Vision Systems (Tsimhoni, Flannagan, Mefford, and Takenobu), Report No. UMTRI-2007-2, March 2007.

Effects of Automotive Interior Lighting on Driver Vision (Devonshire and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2007-1, March 2007.

Conspicuity of High-Visibility Safety Apparel During Civil Twilight (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2006-13, June 2006.

Real-World Use of High-Beam Headlamps (Mefford, Flannagan, and Bogard), Report No. UMTRI-2006-11, April 2006.

Distance Perception with a Camera-Based Rear Vision System in Actual Driving (Flannagan and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2005-38, December 2005.

The Effects of Secondary Tasks on Naturalistic Driving Performance (Sayer, Devonshire, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2005-29, November 2005.

Pedestrian Detection with Night Vision Systems Enhanced by Automatic Warnings (Tsimhoni, Flannagan, and Minoda), Report No. UMTRI-2005-23, September 2005.

The Roles of Garment Design and Scene Complexity in the Daytime Conspicuity of High-Visibility Safety Apparel (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2005-5, February 2005.

Blue Content of LED Headlamps and Discomfort Glare (Sivak, Schoettle, Minoda, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2005-2, February 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.

Pedestrian Detection with Near and Far Infrared Night Vision Enhancement (Tsimhoni, Bärgman, Minoda, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2004-38, December 2004.

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

The Roles of Retroreflective Arm Treatments and Arm Motion in Nighttime Pedestrian Conspicuity (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2004-21, October 2004.

Visibility and Rear-End Collisions Involving Light Vehicles and Trucks (Sullivan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2004-14, June 2004.

Driver Performance and Workload Using a Night Vision System (Sullivan, Bärgman, Adachi, and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2004-8, March 2004.

High-Visibility Safety Apparel and the Nighttime Conspicuity of Pedestrians in Work Zones (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2003-29, September 2003.

Conspicuity of Mirror-Mounted Turn Signals (Schumann, Sivak, Flannagan, and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2003-26, September 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.

Driving Performance with and Preference for HID Headlamps (Sivak, Flannagan, Schoettle, and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2002-3, February 2002.

The Appearance of Bending Light From Other Vehicles (Sullivan, Flannagan, and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2002-2, February 2002.

Resistance of LED and Incandescent Front Turn Signals to Masking Effects from Adjacent Headlamps (Sivak, Schoettle, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2001-34, November 2001.

Reaction Time to Clear-Lens Turn Signals Under Sun-Loaded Conditions (Sullivan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2001-30, September 2001.

Rise-Time Requirements for High Intensity Discharge Headlamps (Sivak, Flannagan, Schoettle, and Nakata), Report No. UMTRI-2001-14, April 2001.

Visual Effects of Blue-Tinted Tungsten-Halogen Headlamp Bulbs (Sullivan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2001-9, April 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.

Simultaneous Masking of Front Turn Signals by Headlamps and Other Front Lamps (Sivak, Flannagan, Schoettle, and Nakata), Report No. UMTRI-2000-44, November 2000.

The Effect of Lead-Vehicle Size on Driver Following Behavior (Sayer, Mefford, and Huang), Report No. UMTRI-2000-15, June 2000.

Historical Development and Current Effectiveness of Rear Lighting Systems (Moore and Rumar), Report No. UMTRI-99-31, October 1999.

Color Identification in the Visual Periphery: Consequences for Color Coding of Vehicle Signals (Sivak, Flannagan, Miyokawa, and Traube), Report No. UMTRI-99-20, July 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.

Effects of Color on the Detection of Retroreflective Pedestrian Markings by Normal and Color Deficient Drivers (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-99-6, May 1999.

Acceptable Delays in Switching Between Primary and Secondary Light Sources in Distributed Lighting (Sivak and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-99-10, March 1999.

Lane Markings in Night Driving: A Review of Past Research and of the Present Situation (Rumar and Marsh), Report No. UMTRI-98-50, November 1998.

Vehicle Lighting and the Aging Population (Rumar), Report No. UMTRI-98-9, June 1998.

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

The Influence of Stimulus Duration on Discomfort Glare for Persons with and without Visual Correction (Sivak, Flannagan, Traube, and Kojima), Report No. UMTRI-97-23, May 1997.

Just Noticeable Differences for Low-Beam Headlamp Intensities (Sayer, Flannagan, Sivak, Kojima, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-97-4, February 1997.

Brightness of Colored Retroreflective Materials (Schumann, Sivak, Flannagan, Traube, Hashimoto, and Kojima), Report No. UMTRI-96-33, November 1996.

Reaction Time to Center High-Mounted Stop Lamps: Effects of Context, Aspect Ratio, Intensity, and Ambient Illumination (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-96-3, January 1996.

Drivers' Vision, Age, and Gender as Factors in Twilight Road Fatalities (Owens and Brooks), Report No. UMTRI-95-44, November 1995.

Discomfort Glare and Brightness as Functions of Wavelength (Flannagan, Sivak, and Traube), Report No. UMTRI-94-29, October 1994.

The Role of Reduced Visibility in Nighttime Road Fatalities (Owens and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-93-33, November 1993.

Joint Effects of Wavelength and Ambient Luminance on Discomfort Glare from Monochromatic and Bichromatic Sources (Flannagan, Sivak, and Gellatly), Report No. UMTRI-91-42, November 1991.

Methods for Evaluating Discomfort Glare (Weintraub, Gellatly, Sivak, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-91-13, April 1991.

Context Effects on Discomfort Glare: Task and Stimulus Factors (Flannagan, Weintraub, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-90-35, November 1990.

User Reconfigurations of the de Boer Rating Scale for Discomfort Glare (Gellatly and Weintraub), Report No. UMTRI-90-20, May 1990.

The Measurement of Dark Adaptation Level in the Presence of Glare (Olson and Aoki), Report No. UMTRI-89-34, November 1989.

Discomfort Glare is Task Dependent (Sivak, Flannagan, Ensing, and Simmons), Report No. UMTRI-89-27, October 1989.

Driver Eye Fixations under Different Operating Conditions (Olson, Battle, and Aoki), Report No. UMTRI-89-3, February 1989.

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Warning Reliability and Driver Performance in Naturalistic Driving (Sullivan, Tsimhoni, and Bogard), Report No. UMTRI-2007-44, November 2007.
Seasonal Variations in Conspicuity of High-Visibility Garments (Buonarosa and Sayer), Report No. UMTRI-2007-42, November 2007.
Improving Pedestrian Detection with a Simple Display for Night Vision Systems (Tsimhoni, Flannagan, Mefford, and Takenobu), Report No. UMTRI-2007-2, March 2007.
Effects of Automotive Interior Lighting on Driver Vision (Devonshire and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2007-1, March 2007.
Conspicuity of High-Visibility Safety Apparel During Civil Twilight (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2006-13, June 2006.
Real-World Use of High-Beam Headlamps (Mefford, Flannagan, and Bogard), Report No. UMTRI-2006-11, April 2006.
Distance Perception with a Camera-Based Rear Vision System in Actual Driving (Flannagan and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2005-38, December 2005.
The Effects of Secondary Tasks on Naturalistic Driving Performance (Sayer, Devonshire, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2005-29, November 2005.
Pedestrian Detection with Night Vision Systems Enhanced by Automatic Warnings (Tsimhoni, Flannagan, and Minoda), Report No. UMTRI-2005-23, September 2005.
The Roles of Garment Design and Scene Complexity in the Daytime Conspicuity of High-Visibility Safety Apparel (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2005-5, February 2005.
Blue Content of LED Headlamps and Discomfort Glare (Sivak, Schoettle, Minoda, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2005-2, February 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.
Pedestrian Detection with Near and Far Infrared Night Vision Enhancement (Tsimhoni, Bärgman, Minoda, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2004-38, December 2004.
An Examination of Naturalistic Windshield Wiper Usage (Wetzel, Sayer, and Funkhouser), Report No. UMTRI-2004-35, December 2004.
The Roles of Retroreflective Arm Treatments and Arm Motion in Nighttime Pedestrian Conspicuity (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2004-21, October 2004.
Visibility and Rear-End Collisions Involving Light Vehicles and Trucks (Sullivan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2004-14, June 2004.
Driver Performance and Workload Using a Night Vision System (Sullivan, Bärgman, Adachi, and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2004-8, March 2004.
High-Visibility Safety Apparel and the Nighttime Conspicuity of Pedestrians in Work Zones (Sayer and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2003-29, September 2003.
Conspicuity of Mirror-Mounted Turn Signals (Schumann, Sivak, Flannagan, and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2003-26, September 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.
Driving Performance with and Preference for HID Headlamps (Sivak, Flannagan, Schoettle, and Mefford), Report No. UMTRI-2002-3, February 2002.
The Appearance of Bending Light From Other Vehicles (Sullivan, Flannagan, and Schoettle), Report No. UMTRI-2002-2, February 2002.
Resistance of LED and Incandescent Front Turn Signals to Masking Effects from Adjacent Headlamps (Sivak, Schoettle, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2001-34, November 2001.
Reaction Time to Clear-Lens Turn Signals Under Sun-Loaded Conditions (Sullivan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2001-30, September 2001.
Rise-Time Requirements for High Intensity Discharge Headlamps (Sivak, Flannagan, Schoettle, and Nakata), Report No. UMTRI-2001-14, April 2001.
Visual Effects of Blue-Tinted Tungsten-Halogen Headlamp Bulbs (Sullivan and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-2001-9, April 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.
Simultaneous Masking of Front Turn Signals by Headlamps and Other Front Lamps (Sivak, Flannagan, Schoettle, and Nakata), Report No. UMTRI-2000-44, November 2000.
The Effect of Lead-Vehicle Size on Driver Following Behavior (Sayer, Mefford, and Huang), Report No. UMTRI-2000-15, June 2000.
Historical Development and Current Effectiveness of Rear Lighting Systems (Moore and Rumar), Report No. UMTRI-99-31, October 1999.
Color Identification in the Visual Periphery: Consequences for Color Coding of Vehicle Signals (Sivak, Flannagan, Miyokawa, and Traube), Report No. UMTRI-99-20, July 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.
Effects of Color on the Detection of Retroreflective Pedestrian Markings by Normal and Color Deficient Drivers (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-99-6, May 1999.
Acceptable Delays in Switching Between Primary and Secondary Light Sources in Distributed Lighting (Sivak and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-99-10, March 1999.
Lane Markings in Night Driving: A Review of Past Research and of the Present Situation (Rumar and Marsh), Report No. UMTRI-98-50, November 1998.
Vehicle Lighting and the Aging Population (Rumar), Report No. UMTRI-98-9, June 1998.
The Influence of Hydrophobic Windshield Coating on Driver Visual Performance (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, Sivak, and Kojima), Report No. UMTRI-97-31, July 1997.
The Influence of Stimulus Duration on Discomfort Glare for Persons with and without Visual Correction (Sivak, Flannagan, Traube, and Kojima), Report No. UMTRI-97-23, May 1997.
Just Noticeable Differences for Low-Beam Headlamp Intensities (Sayer, Flannagan, Sivak, Kojima, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-97-4, February 1997.
Brightness of Colored Retroreflective Materials (Schumann, Sivak, Flannagan, Traube, Hashimoto, and Kojima), Report No. UMTRI-96-33, November 1996. Reaction Time to Center High-Mounted Stop Lamps: Effects of Context, Aspect Ratio, Intensity, and Ambient Illumination (Sayer, Mefford, Flannagan, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-96-3, January 1996. Drivers' Vision, Age, and Gender as Factors in Twilight Road Fatalities (Owens and Brooks), Report No. UMTRI-95-44, November 1995. Discomfort Glare and Brightness as Functions of Wavelength (Flannagan, Sivak, and Traube), Report No. UMTRI-94-29, October 1994. The Role of Reduced Visibility in Nighttime Road Fatalities (Owens and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-93-33, November 1993. Joint Effects of Wavelength and Ambient Luminance on Discomfort Glare from Monochromatic and Bichromatic Sources (Flannagan, Sivak, and Gellatly), Report No. UMTRI-91-42, November 1991. Methods for Evaluating Discomfort Glare (Weintraub, Gellatly, Sivak, and Flannagan), Report No. UMTRI-91-13, April 1991. Context Effects on Discomfort Glare: Task and Stimulus Factors (Flannagan, Weintraub, and Sivak), Report No. UMTRI-90-35, November 1990. User Reconfigurations of the de Boer Rating Scale for Discomfort Glare (Gellatly and Weintraub), Report No. UMTRI-90-20, May 1990. The Measurement of Dark Adaptation Level in the Presence of Glare (Olson and Aoki), Report No. UMTRI-89-34, November 1989. Discomfort Glare is Task Dependent (Sivak, Flannagan, Ensing, and Simmons), Report No. UMTRI-89-27, October 1989. Driver Eye Fixations under Different Operating Conditions (Olson, Battle, and Aoki), Report No. UMTRI-89-3, February 1989.