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Enhancing Driver Attention: The Importance of Switching Attention on the Roads

ATTENTION: Switching Attention

Switching Attention: Key to Safe Driving

When driving, the roads and surroundings continuously change, requiring the driver’s attention and requirements to change.

The driver must be attentive while driving.

Perfect eyesight is not the end; they must direct their eyes and accurately process the information they see.

 

For example, the driver is following a vehicle; their attention is on this vehicle. Suddenly, they see a man on the roof of a building. This information is irrelevant to their driving; hence, the driver should ignore it.

On the other hand, this information is essential if the driver sees a child playing on the road’s side.

 

The driver should switch their attention between the vehicle they are following and the child on the road and react safely and quickly to accommodate the situation.

The driver should quickly recognize and ignore irrelevant information and not distract them from relevant information.

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