How does distracted driving affect your reaction time?
Therefore reduced reaction time plays out in the context of a greater overall risk of an accident. Mobile phone distraction typically reduces the window of time drivers have to respond to a road hazard while also slowing down their reaction times.
How can I improve my reaction time while driving?
Clinical simulators can steadily increase the difficulty of simulations to heighten a driver’s awareness, and increase reaction speed over time. For aging drivers, simulator feedback can provide insights on adjusting and/or limiting driving to account for slower reaction times.
How does fatigue affect your reaction time to road hazards?
In some cases driver fatigue can reduce the amount of time a driver has to react to road hazards to zero, as fatigued drivers easily fall asleep at the wheel for several seconds at a time. In these cases they can travel large distances in very short periods of time without being responsive to road hazards.
What’s the average reaction time of a professional driver?
A professional driver who is physically fit and trained in high-speed driving might have a reaction time of 0.2 seconds for a given situation, while the average motorist may have a slower reaction time of 0.5 seconds, 0.8 seconds or even 1 second.
Therefore reduced reaction time plays out in the context of a greater overall risk of an accident. Mobile phone distraction typically reduces the window of time drivers have to respond to a road hazard while also slowing down their reaction times.
Clinical simulators can steadily increase the difficulty of simulations to heighten a driver’s awareness, and increase reaction speed over time. For aging drivers, simulator feedback can provide insights on adjusting and/or limiting driving to account for slower reaction times.
In some cases driver fatigue can reduce the amount of time a driver has to react to road hazards to zero, as fatigued drivers easily fall asleep at the wheel for several seconds at a time. In these cases they can travel large distances in very short periods of time without being responsive to road hazards.
A professional driver who is physically fit and trained in high-speed driving might have a reaction time of 0.2 seconds for a given situation, while the average motorist may have a slower reaction time of 0.5 seconds, 0.8 seconds or even 1 second.