Study of visual performance of drivers in laboratory conditions

Due to the safety of road traffic, the study of visual performance of drivers in real life conditions is often very difficult or downright impossible. Vehicle driving simulators turn out to be excellent testing equipment in such situations. A static driving simulator of a medium class passenger vehicle for carrying out drivers' visual performance test in nighttime conditions was built in the laboratory of the Lighting Technology and Electroheat Department of the Poznan University of Technology. During the tests a necessity was identified to formulate recommendations and guidelines on measuring drivers' visual performance with the use of a car driving simulator. The article presents the examination procedure and the results of research aiming to determine the criteria and conditions of carrying out examinations of drivers' visual performance with the use of a car driving simulator.