Feedback and driver situation awareness (SA): A comparison of SA measures and contexts

Guy H. Walker, Neville A. Stanton, Mark S. Young

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    43 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    The dominant technological trajectory in vehicle design brings with it similarly dominant driver performance issues in regard to vehicle feedback and driver situational awareness (SA). Three experiments are reported in this paper that describe not only the effects on driver SA of manipulations of vehicle feedback but also illuminate issues concerned with SA measurement methods and contexts. The findings suggest that current trends in vehicle design may contribute little towards a driver's SA and, in fact, may actually show a generalized trend towards decreasing it. The efficacy of verbal protocol and probe recall SA measurement techniques is noted in terms of observing this effect. On the other hand, a concerning dissociation occurred with findings from a self-report measure of SA. Drivers appear to show a concerning lack of self-awareness of their SA and, indeed, any shortfall in it. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)282-299
    Number of pages18
    JournalTransportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
    Volume11
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Feedback and driver situation awareness (SA): A comparison of SA measures and contexts'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this