Self-report measures of distractibility as correlates of simulated driving performance

The present study empirically examines the role of executive attention as a predictor of distracted driving performance. As ADHD is an attention-related disorder, we hypothesized that ADHD individuals would show poorer executive attention compared to individuals from a community sample. Second, we predicted that individuals with poorer executive attention would show riskier driving as measured by a self-report questionnaire and simulated driving trials. One-hundred thirteen individuals with and without ADHD completed an executive attention task, a driving behavior questionnaire, and three (pre-distracted, distracted, and post-distracted) simulated driving routes. Results showed that executive attention is associated with braking response times during distracted driving trials. There was also evidence for carryover effects of distraction, with participants showing slower braking response times even after the distracting task was discontinued. Further research is needed to clarify the relationship between ADHD and executive attention.

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Behavioral and Cardiovascular Responses to Frustration During Simulated Driving Tasks in Young Adults With and Without Attention Disorder Symptoms

Journal of Attention Disorders ◽

10.1177/1087054710397132 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 478-490 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Michele L. Oliver ◽

Joel T. Nigg ◽

Nicholas D. Cassavaugh ◽

Richard W. Backs

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Negative Emotions ◽

Cardiovascular Responses ◽

Driving Performance ◽

Self Report ◽

Control Group ◽

Adhd Symptoms ◽

Sinus Arrhythmia ◽

Simulated Driving ◽

Driving Skills

Objective: The present study examined the role of negative emotions on driving performance in relation to ADHD, by comparing young adults scoring high on measures of ADHD ( n = 20) with a control group ( n = 22). Method: The authors used cardiorespiratory physiological measures, simulated driving behavior, and self-report to examine how participants with high and low ADHD symptoms responded to frustration and to determine how frustration affected simulated driving performance. Results: Groups did not differ in operational driving skills, but participants with high ADHD symptoms reported more frustration and exhibited more impairment at the tactical level of driving performance than the controls. There was significant suppression of respiratory sinus arrhythmia from resting baseline during tasks, but it did not differ between groups during driving. Conclusion: This article proposes that remedial driver training for ADHD populations should focus more on the control of negative emotions rather than on attention or fundamental driving skills. (J. of Att. Dis. 2012; 16(6) 478-490)

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The effects of impaired vision on simulated driving performance

10.26226/morressier.5785edc8d462b80296c9974a ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Aurora van de Loo

Keyword(s):

Driving Performance ◽

Impaired Vision ◽

Simulated Driving

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Effects of Individual Differences, Attention, and Memory Deficits on Driver Distraction

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181320641285 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 1196-1201

Author(s):

Alejandro A. Arca ◽

Kaitlin M. Stanford ◽

Mustapha Mouloua

Keyword(s):

Individual Differences ◽

Driving Simulator ◽

Memory Deficits ◽

Driving Performance ◽

Driver Distraction ◽

Phone Call ◽

Traffic Density ◽

Attention And Memory ◽

Adhd Diagnosis ◽

Simulated Driving

The current study was designed to empirically examine the effects of individual differences in attention and memory deficits on driver distraction. Forty-eight participants consisting of 37 non-ADHD and 11 ADHD drivers were tested in a medium fidelity GE-ISIM driving simulator. All participants took part in a series of simulated driving scenarios involving both high and low traffic conditions in conjunction with completing a 20-Questions task either by text- message or phone-call. Measures of UFOV, simulated driving, heart rate variability, and subjective (NASA TLX) workload performance were recorded for each of the experimental tasks. It was hypothesized that ADHD diagnosis, type of cellular distraction, and traffic density would affect driving performance as measured by driving performance, workload assessment, and physiological measures. Preliminary results indicated that ADHD diagnosis, type of cellular distraction, and traffic density affected the performance of the secondary task. These results provide further evidence for the deleterious effects of cellphone use on driver distraction, especially for drivers who are diagnosed with attention-deficit and memory capacity deficits. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and directions for future research are also presented.

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The effects of using a portable music player on simulated driving performance and task-sharing strategies

Applied Ergonomics ◽

10.1016/j.apergo.2011.11.007 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 738-746 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Kristie L. Young ◽

Eve Mitsopoulos-Rubens ◽

Christina M. Rudin-Brown ◽

Michael G. Lenné

Keyword(s):

Driving Performance ◽

Task Sharing ◽

Simulated Driving ◽

Music Player ◽

And Task

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Secondary analysis of time of day on simulated driving performance

Journal of Safety Research ◽

10.1016/j.jsr.2007.07.002 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 563-570 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Bryan Reimer ◽

Lisa A. D'Ambrosio ◽

Joseph F. Coughlin

Keyword(s):

Secondary Analysis ◽

Time Of Day ◽

Driving Performance ◽

Simulated Driving

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2C4-4 Comparison of Driving Performance on the Unimanual and Bimanual Steering during Simulated Driving between Post-Stroke Patients and Healthy Adults

The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics ◽

10.5100/jje.51.s510 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 51 (Supplement) ◽

pp. S510-S512

Author(s):

Han Seong Choe ◽

Kwan Sub Lee ◽

Hwa Kyung Shin

Keyword(s):

Driving Performance ◽

Healthy Adults ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Simulated Driving ◽

Post Stroke

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III. COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL ON SIMULATED DRIVING PERFORMANCE

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.45.1.131 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 131-131

Author(s):

A. Crancer ◽

J. D. Dille ◽

J. C. Delay ◽

J. C. Wallace ◽

M. D. Haykin

Keyword(s):

Blood Concentration ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Driving Performance ◽

Training Simulator ◽

Driver Training ◽

Simulated Driving ◽

Minute Period ◽

Test Film

The authors studied simulated driving performance of a group of adults who were experienced marijuana smokers, familiar with the effects of alcohol, who were licensed motor vehicle operators, and were engaged in educational or vocational pursuit. Simulated driving performance was studied in a darkened chamber with the subjects at the controls of a driver-training simulator containing control and instrument equipment relevant to driving, and facing a screen upon which a test film was projected. The effects of marijuana (two cigarettes totalling 1.7 gm over a 30-minute period) , alcohol to 0.10% blood concentration (about 6 oz 86-proof liquor for a 120 lb subject), and no treatment were compared.

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