| AGE AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF DRIVERS’ COGNITIVE WORKLOAD AND PERFORMANCE IN SIMULATED URBAN DRIVING |
| J. SON1, B. REIMER2, B. MEHLER2, A. E. POHLMEYER3, K. M. GODFREY2, J. ORSZULAK2, J. LONG2, M. H. KIM1, Y. T. LEE1, J. F. COUGHLIN2 |
1Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3Berlin University of Technology |
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Driving demands significant psychomotor attention and requires even more when drivers are engaged in secondary tasks that increase cognitive workload and divert attention. It is well established that age influences driving risk. Less is known about how culture impacts changes in attention. We conducted parallel driving simulations in the US and Korea to measure the extent to which age and culture influence dual-task performance. There were 135 participants divided into two groups: a younger group aged 20~29, and an older group aged 60~69. Whereas some differences by culture appeared in absolute control measures, the younger participants showed similar mean velocity and compensatory patterns associated with increased cognitive load in the urban setting; however, the results from the older samples were less similar. |
| Key Words:
Driving simulation, Culture, Age, Older driver behavior, Cognitive workload, Distraction |
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