Driver attention to the roadway is paramount to safety. Therefore, the debate on driver distraction is largely concerned with maximizing the time a driver’s eyes are focused on the road. The demands visual-manual interfaces place on driver’s visual attention are relatively overt. Previous research has shown that many cognitive activities impact the allocation of visual attention as well. Although a driver’s eyes overtly remain oriented towards the road during periods of heightened cognitive activity, a more central concentrated scan path appears. Numerous studies have reported a decrease in reaction time associated with increased cognitive activates.
In an attempt to understand the specific mechanism by which distractions (such as cell - phone use) can interfere with driving, this work tested the i...
The objective of this project was to assess the risk of performing a secondary task while driving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). The risk of conver...
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