@article{ref1,
title="Prospective memory while driving: comparison of time- and event-based intentions",
journal="Ergonomics",
year="2016",
author="Trawley, Steven L. and Stephens, Amanda N. and Rendell, Peter G. and Groeger, John A.",
volume="60",
number="6",
pages="780-790",
abstract="Prospective memories can divert attentional resources from ongoing activities. However, it is unclear whether these effects and the theoretical accounts that seek to explain them will generalise to a complex real world task such as driving. Twenty-four participants drove two simulated routes while maintaining a fixed headway with a lead vehicle. Drivers were given either event-based (e.g. arriving at a filling station) or time-based errands (e.g. on-board clock shows 3:30). In contrast to the predominant view in the literature, which suggests time-based tasks are more demanding, drivers given event-based errands showed greater difficulty in mirroring lead vehicle speed changes compared to the time-based group. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that common-everyday secondary tasks, such as scouting the roadside for a bank, may have a detrimental impact on driving performance. The additional finding that this cost was only evident with the event-based task highlights a potential area of both theoretical and practical interest.   Practitioner Summary: Drivers were given either time or event based errands whilst engaged in a simulated drive. We examined the effect of errands on an ongoing vehicle follow task. In contrast to previous non-driving studies, event-based errands are more disruptive. Common-everyday errands may have a detrimental impact on driving performance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-0139",
doi="10.1080/00140139.2016.1214288",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1214288"
}