Conference Proceeding
Authors: Steven Henderson (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) , Charles Collin (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) , Sylvain Gagnon (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) , Misha Voloava (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) , Heather Woods-Fry (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) , John Grant (Systems Technology Incorporated, Hawthorne, CA) , Ted Rosenthal (Systems Technology Incorporated, Hawthorne, CA) , Wade Allen (Systems Technology Incorporated, Hawthorne, CA)
Older drivers’ contrast thresholds for low spatial frequency drifting Gabor stimuli at 15 degrees eccentricity were measured with a previously validated 10-minute forced-choice test and a 2-minute increasing contrast detection test (implemented on an iMac and a PC). Older drivers’ contrast thresholds significantly predict collisions, near collisions, hazardous lane excursions, and speeding, during a simulated drive with surprising hazard encounters and highway merging tasks. The 2-minute tests also correlate with each other and with the 10-minute test. The 2-minute tests are potentially suitable for use in an operational driver assessment setting.
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How to Cite: Henderson, S. , Collin, C. , Gagnon, S. , Voloava, M. , Woods-Fry, H. , Grant, J. , Rosenthal, T. & Allen, W. (2013) “Two-Minute Peripheral Motion Contrast Threshold Test Predicts Older Drivers’ Collisions and Hazardous Driving in Simulator”, Driving Assessment Conference. 7(2013). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/drivingassessment.1536