Differential Effects of Focal and Ambient Visual Processing Demands on Driving Performance
Abstract
In this study, the differential effects of focal and ambient visual demand on driving were investigated. Subjects participated in a dual-task experiment in which they performed a driving simulation task and a focal or ambient side-task. It was predicted that the focal side-task would cause a significant deterioration in the maintenance of longitudinal control but not lateral control, while there should be no effects of the ambient side-task on driving performance. In general, the results suggest a differentiation in the processing demands of focal and ambient vision.
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Lenneman, J., Lenneman, J., Cassavaugh, N. & Backs, R., (2009) “Differential Effects of Focal and Ambient Visual Processing Demands on Driving Performance”, Driving Assessment Conference Archive 5(2009), 306-312. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/drivingassessment.1336
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