title: Using an eye-tracker to assess the effectiveness of a three-dimensional riding simulator in increasing hazard perception.
abstract: A crucial factor contributing to the high rate of road accidents involving young people is inexperience, in particular the inability to promptly identify risky situations. The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of a riding simulator in improving this skill in young inexperienced riders. We use the first fixation latency to measure the improvement in detecting the hazardous object. Results show that four training sessions can significantly affect promptness in detecting new hazardous objects as they appear, decreasing the time needed to orient the eyes to the hazard.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Venezia 8, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Concetta F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gamberini
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spagnolli
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Varotto
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Semenzato
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000193:education*; D053483:Eye Movement Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*