Perceptual load in different regions of the visual scene and its relevance for driving

Human Factors

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 701-706

  Marciano, Hadas ^a   Yeshurun, Yaffa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

driving distraction; driving simulator; perceptual load; selective attention

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; ROADS AND STREETS;

CRITICAL EVENTS; DRIVING DISTRACTIONS; DRIVING PERFORMANCE; DRIVING SAFETY; DRIVING SIMULATOR; LABORATORY STUDIES; PERIPHERAL REGIONS; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

SAFETY FACTOR;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930444902     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720814556309     Document Type: Article

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