STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRIVERS' EYE MOVEMENTS

UNTERSUCHUNG ZUR ENTWICKLUNG DES BLICKVERHALTENS BEIM KRAFTF AHRER

THE EYE MOVEMENTS OF LEARNER DRIVERS AND THOSE WHO HAVE PROGRESSED ARE BEING COMPARED IN SIMPLE TESTS. THE LEARNERS ARE BEING GIVEN THE SAME EXERCISES AT INTERVALS DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR SCHOOLING. IN THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP (TEST GROUP 2), LEARNER DRIVERS ARE BEING TRAINED IN PERIPHERAL VISION BY MEANS OF EXPERIMENTAL SPECTACLES WHICH REDUCE CENTRAL VISION. THE THEORY IS THAT THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP ADAPTS MORE QUICKLY TO PRACTICE THAN THE CONTROL GROUP WITH RESPECT TO EYE MOVEMENTS DURING TRAINING. THE RECORDING OF THE EYE MOVEMENTS IS CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF THE NAC III EYE MOVEMENT CAMERA. THE RESULTS ARE BEING EVALUATED BY MEANS OF VARIANCE AND DISCRIMINATE ANALYSIS. PRELIMINARY TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE EYE MOVEMENTS OF LEARNERS AND EXPERIENCED DRIVERS DIFFER QUALITATIVELY.