The significance of attention and distraction in traffic

Study about inattentiveness, i.e. the car driver is alert but his/her attention is distracted by external factors entirely unrelated to the task of driving. Describes the theory of attention, the relationship between distraction and road safety, and ways to counter distractions.

Datum rapport
1 januari 2001
Auteurs
Vlakveld, W.
Auteur
Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat, Rijkswaterstaat, Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer (RWS, AVV); Willem Vlakveld
Uitgever
Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat, Rijkswaterstaat, Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer (RWS, AVV).
Annotatie
19 p.
ill.
With ref.
Documentnummer
145194