The study reviews the fields of traffic safety, driver behavior, and psychology with respect to driver inattention. Volume I discusses basic concepts, theories, measurement techniques, and research paradigms in studies of attention and driver performance; presents a multi-dimensional definition of attentional performance in the context of driving behavior; analyzes inattention-related traffic accidents; surveys behavioral and physiological indicators of inattention, and individual differences in attentional performance presents unresolved research issues, and recommends future research aimed at developing driver-oriented inattention countermeasures.
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