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Help remembering, please - "width"
Sometime back there was discussion regarding the perception of automobile
drivers of objects in the roadway, with some research indicating that motorists subconsciouly are looking for width as an identifier, meaning that bicycles, which are narrow and tall are at a disadvantage, no matter how many rear flashers or bright clothes worn. Does anyone remember this? I have searched the archives through the Google groups search engine, to no avail. Don't even know the proper search terms - have tried "width," "perception," etc., with no luck. I would like to read the research. Thanks http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) |
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Help remembering, please - "width"
I remember something along the lines of research that was published that
because drivers are not looking for "small" objects like bikes, the bike becomes invisible. As I recall it involved a study of basketball players and a gorilla. Is this the one you are referring to? Doug "Denver C. Fox" wrote in message ... Sometime back there was discussion regarding the perception of automobile drivers of objects in the roadway, with some research indicating that motorists subconsciouly are looking for width as an identifier, meaning that bicycles, which are narrow and tall are at a disadvantage, no matter how many rear flashers or bright clothes worn. Does anyone remember this? I have searched the archives through the groups search engine, to no avail. Don't even know the proper search terms - have tried "width," "perception," etc., with no luck. I would like to read the research. Thanks http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.705 / Virus Database: 461 - Release Date: 6/12/2004 |
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Help remembering, please - "width"
Found it!
Article: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?art...0&pageNumber=1 Discussion: http://tinyurl.com/2x8vu "Denver C. Fox" wrote in message ... Sometime back there was discussion regarding the perception of automobile drivers of objects in the roadway, with some research indicating that motorists subconsciouly are looking for width as an identifier, meaning that bicycles, which are narrow and tall are at a disadvantage, no matter how many rear flashers or bright clothes worn. Does anyone remember this? I have searched the archives through the groups search engine, to no avail. Don't even know the proper search terms - have tried "width," "perception," etc., with no luck. I would like to read the research. Thanks http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.705 / Virus Database: 461 - Release Date: 6/12/2004 |
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Help remembering, please - "width"
"Denver C. Fox" wrote in message ... Sometime back there was discussion regarding the perception of automobile drivers of objects in the roadway, Well, I don't have research of my own, but my theory is that if you look like an object necessary to take account of as part of the driving task, then you are taken account of. It's best, therefore, to look like an-object-possibly-in-the-driver's-way. In the cited article, basketball passes were relevant, gorillas were irrelevant. Thus the watchers noticed basketballs, not gorillas, even though gorillas are a lot wider than a basketball. If anything, the article proves that width does not matter at all. Folk wisdom among cyclists seems to agree with me. The usual rules are that drivers will give you an amount of room equal to the room that you give the curb, or else they say ride in the left (in the USA) tire track of the general traffic. Worst, I think, is to get yourself defined as an object that can be ignored. That's why I hate bike lanes. Jeremy Parker |
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Help remembering, please - "width"
Found it!
Article: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?art...1E-B40D83414B7 F0000&pageNumber=1 Discussion: http://tinyurl.com/2x8vu Thanks - that is the one! http://members.aol.com/foxcondorsrvtns (Colorado rental condo) http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox (Family Web Page) |
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