The study investigated differences in driver risk-taking between Spanish and U.S. subjects. The task consisted of performing a simulated intersection crossing on a video display. Subjects were shown an intersection with moving traffic on a horizontal road, and they were asked to attempt (under time pressure) a fixed number of crossings with a car moving vertically. The subjects in both countries included younger, middle-aged, and older persons of both sexes. The present results suggest that all subjects have the same target risk level of performance. To attain the risk level of performance, males and younger subjects (because of their presumed superior psychomotor skills and/or greater experience with video tasks) attempted to cross more gaps (and, consequently, smaller gaps), with resulting smaller safety margins.


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    Titel :

    Driver Risk-Taking in Spain and the U.S.A


    Beteiligte:
    J. Soler (Autor:in) / M. Sivak (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1987


    Format / Umfang :

    15 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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