Human Factors of Visual and Cognitive Performance in Driving

Written clearly and concisely and using jargon-free language, this book compresses research from the past few decades into an accessible resource. It focuses on the concrete cognitive processes of driving, specifically, information acquisition and information processing. The text delineates the theory, practice, and application of human factors knowledge and psychology to explain human errors that occur when acquiring information from the road environment. The book discusses highway engineering technologies, signage, VMS, and safety as well as situational awareness, workload, and fatigue.

Visual Demands and Driving. Visual Requirements of Vehicular Guidance. Estimations in Driving. A Two-Dimensional Framework for Understanding the Role of Attentional Selection in Driving. Driver Distractions. Experience and Visual Attention in Driving. The Environment: Roadway Design, Environmental Factors, and Conflicts. On Allocating the Eyes: Visual Attention and In-Vehicle Technologies. Enhancing Safety by Augmenting Information Acquisition in the Driving Environment. Crossmodal Information Processing in Driving. Interventions to Reduce Road Trauma. On Not Getting Hit: The Science of Avoiding Collisions and the Failures Involved in That Endeavor.