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Speed perception fogs up as visibility drops

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  • Robert J. Snowden

    (School of Psychology, University of Wales Cardiff)

  • Nicola Stimpson

    (School of Psychology, University of Wales Cardiff)

  • Roy A. Ruddle

    (School of Psychology, University of Wales Cardiff)

Abstract

Many horrendous vehicle accidents occur in foggy weather. Drivers know they should slow down because fog reduces visibility, but many still drive too quickly1. The ‘blame’ for many such accidents may be due to a perceptual quirk: it appears that drivers think they are driving far more slowly than they actually are in foggy conditions, and therefore increase their speed.

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  • Robert J. Snowden & Nicola Stimpson & Roy A. Ruddle, 1998. "Speed perception fogs up as visibility drops," Nature, Nature, vol. 392(6675), pages 450-450, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:392:y:1998:i:6675:d:10.1038_33049
    DOI: 10.1038/33049
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    1. Tan, Jin-hua, 2019. "Impact of risk illusions on traffic flow in fog weather," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 525(C), pages 216-222.
    2. Emanuel de Bellis & Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck & Wernher Brucks & Andreas Herrmann & Ralph Hertwig, 2018. "Blind haste: As light decreases, speeding increases," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, January.
    3. Mahdi Rezapour & Khaled Ksaibati, 2022. "Identification of factors associated with various types of impaired driving," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 9(1), pages 1-11, December.
    4. Chen Zhao & Xia Zhao & Zhao Li & Qiong Zhang, 2022. "XGBoost-DNN Mixed Model for Predicting Driver’s Estimation on the Relative Motion States during Lane-Changing Decisions: A Real Driving Study on the Highway," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-23, June.

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