A paper titled “Mild Cognitive Impairment and driving: Does in-vehicle distraction affect driving performance?” authored by Ion N. Beratis, Dimosthenis Pavlou, Eleonora Papadimitriou, Dionysia Kontaxopoulou, Stella Fragkiadaki, George Yannis, and Sokratis G. Papageorgiou, is now published in Accident Analysis and Prevention. In-vehicle distraction is considered to be an important cause of road accidents. Drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), because of their attenuated cognitive resources, may be vulnerable to the effects of distraction; however, previous relevant research is lacking. The main objective of the current study was to explore the effect of in-vehicle distraction on the driving performance of MCI patients, by assessing their reaction time at unexpected incidents and accident probability, through a driving simulator experiment. Overall, the current findings indicate, for the first time, that a common driving practice, such as the use of mobile phone, may have a detrimental impact on the driving performance of individuals with MCI.
Mild Cognitive Impairment and driving: Does in-vehicle distraction affect driving performance? – 2017
dpavlou
2017-07-05T19:44:47+00:00
June 30th, 2017|Categories: Knowledge|Tags: accident probability, driving behaviour, driving simulator, Mild Cognitive Impairment, reaction time|
Related Posts
-
World Bank/GRSF – Improving Road Traffic Injury Statistics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2023
April 14th, 2024 | Comments Off on World Bank/GRSF – Improving Road Traffic Injury Statistics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2023 -
World Bank/GRSF – Estimating the Disability Burden of Road Traffic Injuries, 2023
April 14th, 2024 | Comments Off on World Bank/GRSF – Estimating the Disability Burden of Road Traffic Injuries, 2023 -
Dimitrios Nikolaou PhD – Machine Learning-based Road Crash Risk Assessment, March 2024
April 9th, 2024 | Comments Off on Dimitrios Nikolaou PhD – Machine Learning-based Road Crash Risk Assessment, March 2024