23 – Gap Acceptance in Driving/Pain Perception in Athletes

How do drivers decide whether or not it is safe to make a turn in front of an oncoming car or overtake and pass a more slowly moving vehicle? Why are these situations so dangerous? Do athletes have a higher tolerance for pain than non-athletes? (Time: 20:57)   Motion aftereffect demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_jYmbke14   Links to articles discussed: Processes and countermeasures in overtaking road accidents Multidisciplinary in-depth investigations of head-on and left- turn road collisions Factors influencing driver’s left turn decisions Scaling of relative velocity between vehicles Perceptual-motor control strategies for left-turn execution Risky driving behavior: a consequence of motion adaptation for visually guided motor action Perceptual Processes Used by Drivers During Overtaking in a Driving Simulator An Affordance-Based Approach to Visually Guided Overtaking Pain perception in athletes compared to normally active controls: A systematic review with meta-analysis   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Monitors – Turn it On Wheels of Fire – Turning into You J Burn – Waiting The Wingdale Community Singers – Passing Stranger Haji Mike – Pain Pain Gain Gain Eric & Magill – I Feel Your Pain via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com