Effects of age and auditory and visual dual-tasks on closed road driving performance

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Chaparro ◽  
Joanne M. Wood ◽  
Trent Carberry
Keyword(s):  
Driving Performance ◽  
Dual Tasks

The Residual Costs of Multitasking

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1967-1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonna Turrill ◽  
James R. Coleman ◽  
Rachel J. Hopman ◽  
Joel M. Cooper ◽  
David L. Strayer
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Driving Performance ◽  
Dual Tasks ◽  
Dual Tasking ◽  
Operation Span ◽  
Detection Response ◽  
Instrumented Vehicle ◽  
Response Task ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
Post Hoc

Objective: The cognitive workload of three Smartphone Digital Assistants (SDA) was manipulated in an on-off manner while participants drove an instrumented vehicle in order to measure the costs associated with intermittent dual tasking. Background: Previous research has shown costs in productivity when switching between two discrete tasks; however, similar costs have not yet been examined using intermittent, continuous dual tasks. Methods: Participating drivers completed 5 conditions: baseline driving, 3 SDA conditions, and a cognitively demanding math-memory operation span (OSPAN) task, each while responding to Detection Response Task (DRT) stimuli. Within the SDA conditions, on- and off-task DRT performance was compared to baseline driving and to the OSPAN task performance. Results: The on-task periods of the SDA conditions resulted in similar RTs as the OSPAN condition, while the off-task periods did not immediately return to baseline driving performance. Post hoc analyses of the on-off transitions within the SDA conditions revealed a gradual return to baseline driving performance over the course of 18 seconds. Conclusions: The delays in returning to baseline driving performance after completing a secondary task raise concerns about the usage of in-vehicle devices while driving as the effects of the delays last beyond the cessation of the SDA interaction.

Effects of Age and Auditory and Visual Dual-Tasks on Closed Road Driving Performance

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (19) ◽  
pp. 2319-2322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Chaparro ◽  
Joanne M. Wood ◽  
Trent Carberry
Keyword(s):  
Driving Performance ◽  
Dual Tasks

Fatigue in Younger and Older Drivers: Effectiveness of an Alertness-Maintaining Task

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 995-1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woojin Song ◽  
Fu L. Woon ◽  
Alice Doong ◽  
Carol Persad ◽  
Louis Tijerina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Driving Performance ◽  
Older Drivers ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Dual Tasks ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Automotive Technology ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Improve Fatigue

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an alertness-maintaining task (AMT) in older, fatigued drivers. Background: Fatigue during driving increases crash risk, and previous research suggests that alertness and driving in younger adults may be improved using a secondary AMT during boring, fatigue-eliciting drives. However, the potential impact of an AMT on driving has not been investigated in older drivers whose ability to complete dual tasks has been shown to decline and therefore may be negatively affected with an AMT in driving. Method: Younger ( n = 29) and older drivers ( n = 39) participated in a 50-minute simulated drive designed to induce fatigue, followed by four 10-minute sessions alternating between driving with and without an AMT. Results: Younger drivers were significantly more affected by fatigue on driving performance than were older drivers but benefitted significantly from the AMT. Older drivers did not demonstrate increased driver errors with fatigue, and driving did not deteriorate significantly during participation in the AMT condition, although their speed was significantly more variable with the AMT. Conclusion: Consistent with earlier research, an AMT applied during fatiguing driving is effective in improving alertness and reducing driving errors in younger drivers. Importantly, older drivers were relatively unaffected by fatigue, and use of an AMT did not detrimentally affect their driving performance. Application: These results support the potential use of an AMT as a new automotive technology to improve fatigue and promote driver safety, though the benefits of such technology may differ between different age groups.

Effects of Age and Auditory and Visual Dual Tasks on Closed-Road Driving Performance

2005 ◽  
Vol 82 (8) ◽  
pp. 747-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEX CHAPARRO ◽  
JOANNE M. WOOD ◽  
TRENT CARBERRY
Keyword(s):  
Driving Performance ◽  
Dual Tasks

Top-Down and Bottom-Up Control of Oculomotor Responses in Dual Tasks

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Pieczykolan ◽  
Lynn Huestegge
Keyword(s):  
Top Down ◽  
Dual Tasks ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Oculomotor Responses

Effects of driving experience and lighting condition on driving performance

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisandra Garay ◽  
Donald L. Fisher ◽  
Kathleen L. Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Driving Performance ◽  
Lighting Condition ◽  
Driving Experience

Effect of aging on driving performance

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustapha Mouloua ◽  
Edward Rinalducci ◽  
Janan Smither ◽  
J. Christopher Brill
Keyword(s):  
Driving Performance

A comparison of three manual destination entry methods on their impact on visual attention and driving performance: an on-road evaluation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Reimer ◽  
Bruce Mehler ◽  
Vincent Lammers ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Joseph F. Coughlin
Keyword(s):  
Visual Attention ◽  
Driving Performance
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