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Effects of turn-signal colour on reaction times to brake signals 

Author: Juha Luoma Michael J. Flannagan Michael Sivak Masami Aoki Eric C. Traube
DOI: 10.1080/001401397188378
Publication Frequency: 12 issues per year
Published in: journal Ergonomics, Volume 40, Issue 1 January 1997 , pages 62 - 68
Number of References: 14
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Abstract

This laboratory experiment was designed to compare reaction times to brake signals when they appear with red or yellow turn signals. The subject's task was to respond as quickly as possible to the onset of peripherally presented brake lamps, while engaged in a central tracking task. There were three lamp conditions: brake lamps alone, brake lamps while turn signal was on, and a turn-signal lamp alone. The results showed that yellow turn signals, in comparison to red turn signals, led to significantly shorter reaction times to brake signals.
Keywords: Colour; Luminous; Intensity; Turn; Signals; Brake; Signals; Brake; Lamps; Reaction; Time
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