Assessing the Impact of Age on Cognitively Induced Visual Tunneling

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.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26586
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  New England University Transportation Center

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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  Cambridge, MA  United States  01239

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

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• Authors:
  • Reimer, Bryan
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 3p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged drivers; Cognition; Distraction; Driver performance; Eye movements; Reaction time; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502038
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: MITR21-6
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 23 2013 7:53AM