Assessing the Impact of Age on Cognitively Induced Visual Tunneling

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• Creators:
  Reimer, Bryan
• Corporate Creators:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Attention Driver Distraction Driver Vehicle Interfaces Highways Highway Safety I83: Accidents And The Human Factor Research Hub Safety And Human Factors Visual Perception Workload
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MITR21-6
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01502038
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  New England University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  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.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dd9ec235ad2f4587a15d24f1d29c886e74e70e2665b3f3100425007234dd7175
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26586/dot_26586_DS1.pdf
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