Driving

23 – Gap Acceptance in Driving/Pain Perception in Athletes

23 How do drivers decide whether or not it is safe to make a turn in front of an oncoming car or overtake and pass a more slowly moving vehicle? Why are these situations so dangerous? Do athletes have a higher tolerance for pain than non-athletes? (Time: 20:57) Download link Key points • Making across…

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22 – Braking & Steering/Knuckleballs

22 How does a driver know when to start braking and whether they are braking hard enough to avoid a collision? Where do we look when we steer around a curve? Do race car drivers look somewhere different? Why is it so hard to hit (and throw!) a knuckleball? (Time: 18:36) Download link Key points…

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21 – Visual Perception in Driving/Heuristics & Decision Making in Sports

21 How do drivers use visual cues to judge distance, speed and heading? How does our vision change during night driving? What simple rules can athletes, referees and umpires use to make quick decisions? (Time: 19:45) Download Link Key points • Driving is predominately a visually control action, with it being estimated by some that…

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14B – On the Advantage of Being a Lefty in Sports, Cooperating with Automated Cars

14B News: Why is it so difficult to play against left-handed opponents in sports? Will you drivers be ready when automated cars need them to take over? Download link Articles: Skilled players’ and novices’ difficulty anticipating left- vs. right-handed opponents’ action intentions varies across different points in time What determines the take-over time? An integrated…

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10B – NBA Performance Analysis, Will Automated Cars Make Us Complacent?

10B News: Do NBA All Stars run further and faster? Do in-car technologies make drivers complacent? Download link Articles: Exploring Game Performance in the National Basketball Association Using Player Tracking Data How does a collision warning system shape driver’s brake response time? The influence of expectancy and automation complacency on real-life emergency braking Google car…

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