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The Korean Society of Safety (한국안전학회)
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Effect of Age on Judgment in Driving: A Simulation Study

운전 수행에서 판단의 정확성에 미치는 연령의 효과: 운전 시뮬레이션 연구

  • Lee, Joon-Bum (Department of Psychology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Bi-A (Department of Psychology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Se-Won (Department of Psychology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Sik (Department of Psychology, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 2008.04.30
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the age difference in driving behavior(more specifically, left-turn). The participants were instructed to report whether they can turn left their car in the T-shape road(road and other vehicles' behavior relating to driver's tasks were recorded in advance and projected the simulation screen) after the leading vehicle passed them(i.e., before the target vehicle arrived). The participants' judgment accuracy and response bias were analyzed by using signal detection theory. The results showed that the old group tended to be less sensitive but more confident in their judgement of turning left their car. In particular, both age groups appeared to more depend on the distance from observation location to approaching vehicle rather than arrival times or driving speeds of the approaching vehicle.

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