Driver eye movements at intersections: a modified flicker method approach

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dc.contributor.advisorCaird, Jeff K.
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Christopher J.
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T16:56:53Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T16:56:53Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 98-106en
dc.description.abstractInexperienced drivers are involved disproportionately in traffic accidents. Lacking appropriate hazard and decision skills may predispose these individuals to higher crash risks. To understand inexperienced and experienced driver visual behaviour for hazard detection at intersections, twelve less experienced drivers aged 18 to 19 and twelve experienced drivers aged 35 to 48 were shown 36 complex intersection images using a modified flicker method. Twenty-four intersections contained a changing object that was either a pedestrian, vehicle, or a traffic control device. The remaining 12 intersections did not contain a changing object. Visual search was monitored using an eye movement system. Areas of interest were constructed for each image in order to measure visual search behaviour. Less experienced drivers were inclined to fixate on other vehicles within the intersections, compared to experienced drivers who fixated on lights and signs. Time to view the images influenced both turn and object decision accuracy. The less experienced drivers outperformed the experienced group with respect to object detection accuracy. Overall, time to view the intersection, hazard type, and other objects influence driver's visual behaviour and decision making at intersections.en
dc.format.extentix, 114 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationEdwards, C. J. (2004). Driver eye movements at intersections: a modified flicker method approach (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21842en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/21842
dc.identifier.isbn0612976432en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2004 E39en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41482
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleDriver eye movements at intersections: a modified flicker method approach
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrue
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1500 520492017
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleaseyen
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