Recognisability of different configurations of front lights on motorcycles

Improving car drivers’ perception of motorcycle motion through innovative headlight configurations

“…Detection problems in relation to motorcycle conspicuity are already well known, and a number of recent studies have proposed novel motorcycle headlight configurations in order to improve motorcycle detectability (e.g., Binder et al, 2005;Maruyama et al, 2009;Röbger et al, 2010;Gershon and Shinar, 2013;Pinto et al, 2014). Errors in the perception of a motorcycle's motion are less well known and have rarely been investigated.…”

Short-term cognitive conspicuity training does not improve driver detection of motorcycles at road junctions: A reply to Crundall, Howard, and Young (2017)

“…Considering the physical differences between cars and motorcycles, and considering the success of interventions raising the sensorial conspicuity of motorcycles (e.g. Cavello et al, 2015;Maruyama et al, 2009;Röβger et al, 2010;Gershon & Shinar, 2013;Pinto et al, 2014), it is likely that a continuing focus on increasing motorcycle visibility will lead to the greatest improvement in detection rates.…”

“…Muller, 1984;Olson et al, 1981;Thomson, 1980;Zador, 1985). The adoption of DRLs by car users has led to significantly diminished detection of motorcycles (Cavallo & Pinto, 2012;Knight et al, 2006) due to a lowering of sensorial conspicuity, leading several research groups to propose to use of innovative configuration of motorcycle lights to make motorcycles more conspicuous on the road (Cavallo et al, 2015;Maruyama, Tsutsumi & Murata, 2009;Röβger ,Hagen, Krzywinski & Schlag, 2010;Gershon & Shinar, 2013;Pinto, Cavallo & Saint-Pierre, 2014).…”

Lighting for cycling in the UK—A review

“…Conspicuity is the degree to which an object is capable of attracting the attention of an observer by its physical properties against a given background. 14 There are two elements to conspicuity; visual conspicuity which is a bottom-up process in human perception and cognitive conspicuity which is a top-down processes linked to the fact that an observer's focus of attention is strongly influenced by expectations, objectives and knowledge. This is evident in the work of Summala et al 15 who investigated the visual scanning behaviour of drivers approaching a junction in Finland.…”

“…For example, Ro¨ßger et al 14 reported that for motorcycles the predominant cause of accidents was the inability of the other vehicle driver to adequately see the Lighting for cycling 391 motorcyclist. Linear light sources were placed along the forks (vertical) and between the rear-view mirrors (horizontal) of the motorcycle to present a T configuration, a distinctive arrangement even at distance and similar to an abstract picture of a motorcycle seen from the front.…”