Do crashes and near crashes in simulator-based training enhance novice drivers' visual search for latent hazards?

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2265, 2011, Pages 153-160

  Vlakveld, Willem ^a   Romoser, Matthew R E ^b   Mehranian, Hasmik ^b   Diete, Frank ^c   Pollatsek, Alexander ^d   Fisher, Donald ^b  

^a SWOV INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c Tobin Hall ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE MOVEMENTS; SIMULATORS;

DRIVING SIMULATOR; EFFECT SIZE; FIXED BASE SIMULATORS; LOW-COSTS; NOVICE DRIVERS; SIMULATOR TRAINING; TRAINING PROGRAM; TRAINING SCENARIO; VISUAL SEARCH; YOUNG DRIVER;

HAZARDS;

EID: 84858111721     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2265-17     Document Type: Article

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