Nonveridical factors of visual perception and close following on the road.
Close following on the road, identified as contributing to accidents, may be partly explained as an involuntary response to nonveridical perceptual factors. These factors concern (a) underestimation of the driver's own speed and (b) incorrect estimations of the distance away and speed of the vehicle ahead of the driver.
D001334:Automobile Driving; D004215:Distance Perception; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception; D014796:Visual Perception