Inattention behind the wheel: How factual internal thoughts impact attentional control while driving

Safety Science

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 279-285

  Lemercier, Céline ^a   Pêcher, Christelle ^b   Berthié, Gaëlle ^a   Valéry, Benoit ^a   Vidal, Vanessa ^a   Paubel, Pierre Vincent ^a   Cour, Maurice ^c   Fort, Alexandra ^d   Galéra, Cédric ^e   Gabaude, Catherine ^d   Lagarde, Emmanuel ^e   Maury, Bertrand ^f  

^a CNRS UPS 846   (France)

^b CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

^c Continental ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Inattention; Mind wandering; Simulated driving

Indexed keywords

DRIVING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING SITUATIONS; FOCUS OF ATTENTION; INATTENTION; LATERAL POSITIONS; METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS; MIND-WANDERING; SIMULATED DRIVING;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SAFETY TESTING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRIVING ABILITY; EMOTION; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WANDERING BEHAVIOR; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84884770947     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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