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dc.contributor.authorTapia, Jose L.
dc.contributor.authorDunabeitia Landaburu, Jon Andoni
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-02T10:33:42Z
dc.date.available2024-01-02T10:33:42Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-21
dc.description.abstractDriving is a crucial aspect of personal independence, and accurate assessment of driving skills is vital for ensuring road safety. This study aimed to identify reliable cognitive predictors of safe driving through a driving simulator experiment. We assessed the driving performance of 66 university students in two distinct simulated driving conditions and evaluated their cognitive skills in decision-making, attention, memory, reasoning, perception, and coordination. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine the most reliable cognitive predictor of driving outcome. Results revealed that under favorable driving conditions characterized by good weather and limited interactions with other road users, none of the variables tested in the study were able to predict driving performance. However, in a more challenging scenario with adverse weather conditions and heavier traffic, cognitive assessment scores demonstrated significant predictive power for the rate of traffic infractions committed. Specifically, cognitive skills related to memory and coordination were found to be most predictive. This study underscores the significance of cognitive ability, particularly memory, in ensuring safe driving performance. Incorporating cognitive evaluations in driver licensing and education/training programs can enhance the evaluation of drivers' competence and promote safer driving practices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTapia, Dunabeitia Landaburu. Driving safety: Investigating the cognitive foundations of accident prevention. Heliyon. 2023;9(11)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2196269
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21355
dc.identifier.issn2405-8440
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/32277
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalHeliyon
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)en_US
dc.titleDriving safety: Investigating the cognitive foundations of accident preventionen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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