Abstract
Considers the concept of a driver as a limited capacity information processor, reviews the contribution of this approach to our understanding of traffic safety and accident causation, assesses the relationship between individual differences (IDs) in information processing (IP) and accident involvement, considers the implications of these IDs in IP style and capacity for licensing, and argues the benefits of a more comprehensive approach to evaluating IDs. Failures are discussed as direct and indirect causes of accidents. The driver's personality, needs, and intentions appear to determine the driving style which in turn determines the situations in which the driver is likely to find himself/herself, and which may or may not tax the driver's attentional and IP capacities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 219–237 |
| Journal | Alcohol, Drugs and Driving |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 0891-7086 |
| State | Published - 1993 |
Keywords
- traffic safety
- accident causation
- individual differences in attention
- information processing capacity,
- drivers
