News tagged with driving simulation
Keeping older drivers on the road
A research car which monitors our concentration, stress levels and driving habits while we're sat behind the steering wheel is being used to develop new technologies to support older drivers.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Driving simulators help older adults improve their road skills (w/ Video)
Older drivers could benefit from training programs that put them behind the wheel—in a driving simulator, with an observer who helps them develop their skills. That's the conclusion of a new article published in Current Di ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Study finds macho men a liability on roads
"Catch that car!," was the instruction given to 22 men sitting in a driving simulator. The more "macho" the man, the more risks he took on the road, according to a study by Julie Langlois, a graduate student at the University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 26, 2010 |
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Simulation study may help Parkinson's patients retain driving skills
In a first-of-its-kind study, Medical College of Georgia researchers are testing whether simulation driving can reduce Parkinson's patients' threefold increased risk of car accidents.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Study shows cell phone users miss the obvious, like a unicycling clown
How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Drivers with Parkinson's disease at higher risk of crashes in low visibility
Drivers with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease may be at higher risk of crashes on foggy days and other times of low visibility. The research, involving a driving simulation test, is published in the October 6, 2009, print ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2009 |
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