The development and validation of two complementary measures of drivers' hazard perception ability

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1232-1239

  Wetton, M A ^a   Horswill, M S ^a   Hatherly, C ^b   Wood, J M ^c   Pachana, N A ^a   Anstey, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticipatory skill; Driving; Hazard perception; Older adults; Useful field of view

Indexed keywords

CHANGE DETECTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CRASH RISK; DIFFERENT PROCESS; OLDER ADULTS; OLDER DRIVERS; STATIC IMAGES; TEST PERFORMANCE; TRAJECTORY PREDICTION; USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW;

RISK PERCEPTION; SIGNAL DETECTION; TESTING;

HAZARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955312744     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.01.017     Document Type: Article

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