Driver Cognitive Abilities and Driving Performance

The concept of situation awareness (SA) has been
used in the analysis of driving behavior during the
past ten years. However, there has been no study
examining the relation between the three fundamental
aspects of SA (perception, comprehension and
projection) and the three types of driving behavior,
including operational, tactical and strategic
performance. The aim of this study was to develop a
more complete understanding of relationships between
driver cognitive abilities, situation awareness
(SA), and driving behaviors. Objective measures of
driver SA and performance were used to assess the
role of cognitive abilities and experience in three
types of driving tasks when using a cell phone and
encountering a hazardous situation (a vehicle
intruding into a driver s lane).

Autorentext

Sangeun Jin finished this study in the cognitive ergonomics lab at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Here, he worked as a research assistant for Dr. David B. Kaber. Currently, he is a Ph.D student in applied ergonomics lab at Iowa State University, Iowa, USA.

Klappentext

The concept of situation awareness (SA) has been used in the analysis of driving behavior during the past ten years. However, there has been no study examining the relation between the three fundamental aspects of SA (perception, comprehension and projection) and the three types of driving behavior, including operational, tactical and strategic performance. The aim of this study was to develop a more complete understanding of relationships between driver cognitive abilities, situation awareness (SA), and driving behaviors. Objective measures of driver SA and performance were used to assess the role of cognitive abilities and experience in three types of driving tasks when using a cell phone and encountering a hazardous situation (a vehicle intruding into a driver's lane).