Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment
Abstract Drivers are met with numerous elements requiring their attention while driving. The present research focuses on selected visual and cognitive distractions that the driver is faced with, and on their influence on detecting and perceiving changes in the traffic environment. Driver self evalua...
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| author | Tina Cvahte Ojsteršek Darja Topolšek |
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| description | Abstract Drivers are met with numerous elements requiring their attention while driving. The present research focuses on selected visual and cognitive distractions that the driver is faced with, and on their influence on detecting and perceiving changes in the traffic environment. Driver self evaluation data was used to define which elements attract most visual and cognitive distraction. A constructed conceptual model was subjected to analysis using Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Main findings show that thinking about personal problems, chores and errands as well as roadside advertisements on the cognitive side, and looking at advertisements and the natural environment on the visual side, present the most negative impacts on drivers’ perception of crucial changes in the traffic environment. On the other hand, drivers that visually focus on traffic signals and pedestrians and think about driving speed, driving rules, and other traffic participants, tend to notice crucial changes in the traffic environment more often. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0e39db5e503411bbb0cbfc624c62e112022-12-21T23:58:17ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Transport Research Review1867-07171866-88872019-11-011111910.1186/s12544-019-0384-2Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environmentTina Cvahte Ojsteršek0Darja Topolšek1Faculty of Logistics, University of MariborFaculty of Logistics, University of MariborAbstract Drivers are met with numerous elements requiring their attention while driving. The present research focuses on selected visual and cognitive distractions that the driver is faced with, and on their influence on detecting and perceiving changes in the traffic environment. Driver self evaluation data was used to define which elements attract most visual and cognitive distraction. A constructed conceptual model was subjected to analysis using Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Main findings show that thinking about personal problems, chores and errands as well as roadside advertisements on the cognitive side, and looking at advertisements and the natural environment on the visual side, present the most negative impacts on drivers’ perception of crucial changes in the traffic environment. On the other hand, drivers that visually focus on traffic signals and pedestrians and think about driving speed, driving rules, and other traffic participants, tend to notice crucial changes in the traffic environment more often.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12544-019-0384-2Driver attentionDriver distractionCognitive attentionVisual attentionTraffic environmentTraffic safety |
| spellingShingle | Tina Cvahte Ojsteršek Darja Topolšek Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment European Transport Research Review Driver attention Driver distraction Cognitive attention Visual attention Traffic environment Traffic safety |
| title | Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment |
| title_full | Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment |
| title_fullStr | Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment |
| title_short | Influence of drivers’ visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment |
| title_sort | influence of drivers visual and cognitive attention on their perception of changes in the traffic environment |
| topic | Driver attention Driver distraction Cognitive attention Visual attention Traffic environment Traffic safety |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12544-019-0384-2 |
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