Mental fatigue delays visual search behaviour in young cyclists when negotiating complex traffic situations: A study in virtual reality

CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this was the first study to investigate the effect of mental fatigue in young cyclists with an innovative VR hazard perception simulator. Due to increased mental fatigue, young cyclists might have experienced more episodes of fatigue-related mind-wandering and a deterioration of selective attention for the task at hand. This resulted in a less thorough visual inspection of the scene and delayed braking responses.PMID:34492561 | DOI:10.1016/j.aap.2021.106387
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Source Type: research