Does my step look big in this? A visual illusion leads to safer stepping behaviour.

BACKGROUND: Tripping is a common factor in falls and a typical safety strategy to avoid tripping on steps or stairs is to increase foot clearance over the step edge. In the present study we asked whether the perceived height of a step could be increased using a visual illusion and whether this would...

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Main Authors: David B Elliott, Anna Vale, David Whitaker, John G Buckley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2640463?pdf=render