23 – Gap Acceptance in Driving/Pain Perception in Athletes
Episode description
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
More information:
http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
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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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