Training Eye Movement May Reduce Driver Distraction:New Studies Reveal Strategies to Help Track Multiple Objects
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 08:30
in Psychology & Sociology
More than 16 people are killed and more than 1,300 people are injured each day in crashes involving a distracted driver, a phenomenon that could be reduced with the right application of motion information and appropriate eye movements. Two studies conducted at Vanderbilt University and published in the Journal of Vision found that these factors can be beneficial to teaching people how to track objects without getting distracted or confused.