Citation

Schneider CHP, Sen AK. J. Saf. Res. 1975; 7(3): 98-99.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

We advance the notion that a significant number of automobile accidents may be attributable to the driver diverting attention from the driving task during a search of the environment. These searches encompass such diverse activities as searching for a parking place in a familiar neighborhood and looking for a particular address in an unfamiliar locale. During segments of his journey, the driver is relatively inattentive to the driving task and should therefore be more liable to accident involvement.