Hazard perception of motorcyclists and car drivers

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Hazard perception of motorcyclists and car drivers

Rosenbloom, Tova / Perlman, Amotz / Pereg, Avihu

Research highlights ▶ Motorcyclists performed better than non-motorcyclists on the HPT. ▶ Learning improved linearly for Motorcyclists but not for non-motorcyclists. ▶ HP scores for drivers who reported previous involvement in an accident were lower than for those who reported not being involved in an accident.

Abstract The current study compares hazard perception (HP) performance of 50 male drivers with and without a motorcycle license in order to generalize results. A video-based HP test, measuring reaction times to traffic scenes, was administered to these two groups of drivers. Participants with a motorcycle license performed better than participants without a motorcycle license. ANOVA indicated that learning improved linearly for participants with a motorcycle license but not for participants without a motorcycle license. No evidence that HP was predicted by age was found. HP scores for drivers who reported previous involvement in an accident were lower than for those who reported not being involved in an accident. The results are discussed in the context of sensitivity and response bias models.