Abstract
The authors examined the effect of adaptation to expansion on overtaking maneuvers ma driving simulator. Following driving on a straight empty road for 5 min, drivers initiated overtaking substantially later (220-510 ms) than comparable maneuvers made following viewing a static scene or following 5 min of curve driving. Following adaptation to contraction (produced by driving backward), observers initiated overtaking significantly sooner. The removal of the road texture significantly reduced the size of the adaptation effect. The authors propose that these changes in overtaking behavior are due to misestimation of the time headway produced by local adaptation of looming detectors that signal motion-in-depth for objects near the focus of expansion. This adaptation effect may increase the risk of rear-end collisions during highway driving.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1721-1732 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Behavioral Neuroscience