Abstract
A broadened version of the perceptual load model was utilized to explore systematically the influence of four variables on driver's behavior: a. levels of load on the road; b. levels of load at the sides of the road; c. event's initial location (on the road vs. at the sides of the road); and d. the presence and size of advertizing billboards. 18 participants participated in two experimental sessions in a driving simulator. One of the sessions contained advertizing billboards and the other session did not. The results indicated that billboards can have a considerable effect on various aspects of driving like the time required responding to a potentially dangerous event or simply the number of accidents occurring during driving, but importantly the effect of billboards on driving was modulated by the levels of perceptual load.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3181-3188 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Work |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | SUPPL.1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Attention
- Driver distraction
- Visual perceptio
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
