Word: desilva
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...better drivers are married and only moderately well-off. While a dark-eyed person is less subject to glare blindness than a blue-eyed one and therefore a better night driver, he is more apt to be colorblind, said Dr. DeSilva...
Delivery boys, children of wealthy parents, men of foreign birth, and Harvard students are the worst drivers on the road, according to Dr. Harry R. DeSilva of the Bureau of Traffic Research. In a lecture last night at Pierce Hall Dr. DeSilva demonstrated the tests by which he decided these conclusions...
After criticizing the present licensing tests as impracticle for weeding out unfit applicants, Dr. DeSilva illustrated several of his tests with the aid of innocent victims from the audience. Sitting before a dashboard and steering wheel to simulate actual conditions, the driver was able to apply the brake within three-fourths second after a red light flashed on the dial. But when forced to keep an imaginary radiator in a narrow road projected before him, the operator experienced considerable difficulty...
With the addition of a stop light on the road, which shifted continually, control of the radiator became a Herculean task. Dr. DeSilva explained that the average driver can stay on the road 64 percent of the time, but some are in the ditch 90 percent of the test. If the car were left to steer itself, it would be in the ditch only 30 percent...
Doing research on the possibility of assisting persons to recover from glare blindness, Dr. DeSilva wishes to test for glare sensitivity, night blindness, and look for any signs of ocular disease. Should it prove desirable, the Bureau will prescribe a treatment for the student and determine its effectiveness...