ad day, and for the want of which so many lamentable accidents have occurred.” The expectation expressed in the paragraph I have quoted will be realized where two vessels approach each other di- rectly. Let both be steamers, then the steersman of each will, whether colour-blind or not, see a… … But when vessels are crossing each other’s bows, the fore- mast white light goes for nothing, and the colour of the steamer’s one side-light seen is, to the vessel seeing it, the index whether the steamer is crossing to starboard or port, 7.e., in landsman’s phrase, to the right hand or left hand…
Color Perception · Color Vision Defects · Accident Prevention · Accidents, Traffic
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