Citation

Whelan MI, Groeger JA, Senserrick TM, Triggs TJ. Proc. Australas. Road Safety Res. Policing Educ. Conf. 2002; 6(2): 249-254.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, copyright holder varies, Publisher Monash University)

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Abstract

Hazard perception appears to be sensitive to crash-involvement and driving experience. The methodological approach and conceptual basis of these experiments has varied considerably. Outcomes of various methods of assessing hazard detection with still and moving images of traffic scenes are presented here. Novice and experienced drivers were asked to detect any hazards or potential hazards, tested under distraction and non-distraction conditions, in photographed traffic scenes. Comparisons were made between experienced and novice drivers using experts' ratings. Experienced drivers detected hazards significantly faster than novice drivers. Whilst no significant effect was found for hazard perception accuracy as a function of driving experience, qualitative analysis indicated that lane type and whether the object was fixed or moving did show differences. Implications of these results for understanding hazard perception are discussed.


Keywords: Driver distraction;