Increased visual and cognitive demands emphasize the importance of meeting visual needs at all distances while driving.

ABSTRACT: Having an optimal quality of vision as well as adequate cognitive capacities is known to be essential for driving safety. However, the interaction between vision and cognitive mechanisms while driving remains unclear. We hypothesized that, in a context of high cognitive load, reduced visual acuity would have a negative impact on driving behavior, even when the acuity corresponds to the legal threshold for obtaining a driving license in Canada, and that the impact observed on driving performance would be greater with the increase in the threshold of degradation of visual acuity. In order to investigate this relationship, we examined driving behavior in a driving simulator under optimal and reduced vision conditions through two scenarios involving different levels of cognitive demand. These

SUBMITTER: Patoine A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7963041 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature