23 – Gap Acceptance in Driving/Pain Perception in Athletes

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)


 


Motion aftereffect demo:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_jYmbke14


 


Links to articles discussed:


Processes and countermeasures in overtaking road accidents


Multidisciplinary in-depth investigations of head-on and left-
turn road collisions


Factors influencing driver’s left turn decisions


Scaling of relative velocity between vehicles


Perceptual-motor control strategies for left-turn execution


Risky driving behavior: a consequence of motion adaptation for
visually guided motor action


Perceptual Processes Used by Drivers During Overtaking in a
Driving Simulator


An Affordance-Based Approach to Visually Guided Overtaking


Pain perception in athletes compared to normally active controls:
A systematic


review with meta-analysis


 


More information:


http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/


My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)


My ASU Web page


Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)


 


Credits:


The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action


The Monitors – Turn it On


Wheels of Fire – Turning into You


J Burn – Waiting


The Wingdale Community Singers – Passing Stranger


Haji Mike – Pain Pain Gain Gain


Eric & Magill – I Feel Your Pain


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