Can younger drivers be trained to scan for information that will reduce their risk in roadway traffic scenarios that are hard to identify as hazardous?

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 657-673

  Pradhan, A K ^a   Pollatsek, A ^b   Knodler, M ^a   Fisher, D L ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver training; Driving simulators; Eye movements; Hazard anticipation; Younger drivers

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL ROADS; DRIVING SIMULATORS; OPEN ROAD; PC-BASED; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SCAN AREA; TEEN DRIVERS; TRAINING EFFECTS; TRAINING PROGRAM; YOUNGER DRIVERS;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; DRIVER TRAINING; EYE MOVEMENTS; HAZARDS; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK REDUCTION; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AWARENESS; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650469813     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802550232     Document Type: Article

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