Hazard perception of stroke drivers in a video-based Japanese hazard perception task.
CONCLUSIONS: Firstly, HP in stroke patients is low compared to age-matched drivers. Secondly, even if stroke patients notice hazards, their response may be delayed in a BP situation, due to a slower visual information processing speed. Thirdly, the lesion side does not appear to affect HP.
PMID: 31013171 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Sasaki T, Nogawa T, Yamada K, Kojima T, Kanaya K Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research
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