Visual attention and roadway landmark identification in at-risk older drivers.

Author(s)
Crowe, A. Smyser, T. Raby, M. Bateman, K. & Rizzo, M.
Year
Abstract

This paper describes a study to examine the extent to which on-road landmark identification during driving can be predicted by off-road measures of visual attention. Subjects were tested for speed of visual processing, divided attention and selective attention, and completed a drive that tested performance on attention-related tasks, including identifying certain landmarks (restaurants and safety-related signs). Scores on the test of selective visual attention correlated with ability to identify landmarks but visual processing speed and divided attention showed no significant correlation. The authors feel that external factors may have affected the percentage of landmarks identified.

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C 22064 (In: C 22030) /83 / ITRD E113146
Source

In: Proceedings of the first international driving symposium on human factors in driver assessment, training and vehicle design, held Aspen, Colorado, August 14-17, 2001, p. 175-176, 2 ref.

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