Impact of cognitive task complexity on drivers' visual tunneling

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2138, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Reimer, Bryan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS;

CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS; COGNITIVE DISTRACTIONS; COGNITIVE TASK; COGNITIVE WORKLOADS; COMPLEX FORMS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SECONDARY TASKS; TASK COMPLEXITY; VEHICLE CONTROL; VISUAL ATTENTION;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 76749105745     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2138-03     Document Type: Article

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