MAPPING EYE-MOVEMENT PATTERNS TO THE VISUAL SCENE IN DRIVING: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

EYE MOVEMENTS OF EIGHT DRIVERS WERE FILMED AS THE DRIVERS TRAVELED ON A LOCAL EXPRESSWAY AT 50 MPH. SEARCH AND SCAN PATTERNS OF THE DRIVERS BECAME MORE COMPACT AND THE CENTER OF LOCATION SHIFTED DOWN AND TO THE LEFT AS THE DRIVERS BECAME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE ROUTE. THE CENTER OF THE FINAL PATTERN WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE RIGHT ROAD EDGE MARKER AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE HORIZON. THE TASK OF CAR FOLLOWING APPEARED TO INDUCE GREATER VISUAL WORKLOAD AS INDICATED BY INCREASED SAMPLING RATES OF LANE MARKERS AND GREATER VISUAL TRAVEL DISTANCES TO EXAMINE ROAD SIGNS AND OTHER TRAFFIC. THE SEARCH AND SCAN PATTERNS VERIFIED THAT THE PERIPHERAL AREA OF THE EYE IS USED FOR MONITORING LANE POSITION, OTHER VEHICLES, AND ROAD SIGNS SO THAT THE FOVEA MAY BE DIRECTED FOR A CLOSER EXAMINATION WHEN THE SITUATION DEMANDS IT. /HSL/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 1, PP 81-87, 5 REF
• Authors:
  • Mourant, R R
  • Rockwell, T H
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Human Factors
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0018-7208
  • EISSN: 1547-8181
  • Serial URL: http://hfs.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car following; Drivers; Driving; Eye; Eye movements; Motion; Signs; Traffic; Traffic lanes; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221217
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 18 1971 12:00AM