When Mr. Chen was driving home at night, he turned on the left turn signal and was about to turn. A car came quickly from the opposite side. The two cars collided with each other, causing slight scratches on the rearview mirror. It was a matter that could have been solved with a few hundred yuan, but I didn't expect that the other party was driving drunk. After getting out of the car, he started cursing and beat Mr. Chen's father to death. I won’t comment on the specific incident. I can’t even imagine that such a tragedy would happen. There are a lot of information on the dangers of drunk driving online. Today, from a professional perspective, I will talk about how novice drivers can avoid distraction.
all say that it is not safe to talk on the phone while driving, but we use our eyes when driving, and there should be no conflict if we use our ears when talking on the phone. But in fact, psychological tests show that it is much more difficult for to do two things at the same time than one thing. This is called double interference .
When we humans process these attention-related tasks, we process them in strips in the brain. It is similar to a lane. Each task is a car. Each additional task requires a car to be merged into the same lane. car. It is easy to cause traffic jams. For example, if you notice one thing and your brain asks you to pay attention to another thing, then you will put down the first thing and pay attention to the other thing. At this time, if you have not been able to handle the first thing, the second thing will have to wait until you have handled the first thing before driving into the driveway for you to handle.
If we have to handle two or more tasks at the same time, what will be the distribution of attention between them? Let's make an analogy, if compares all your attention to the water in a pool. You are on a mission to put a pipe in it to get water. Each task in is a pipeline. The amount of water in is certain in . So no matter what your assignment is, it will be affected. Although you feel like you can multitask, in reality each additional task reduces the amount of attention you need to focus on other tasks.
did a driving experiment and arranged a fleet of cars. The leading car moved forward at a constant speed and the following cars were required to keep the distance between the cars unchanged. That is, the speed must also be constant. At a certain point in the experiment, the leading car brakes and the following cars must come to a complete stop. This is a task that tests visual attention, but driving requires physical coordination. So I have to take into account the task of driving.
The experiment was divided into three groups. One group just drove, and the other group added a task. The staff played some words in the car and asked the driver to repeat these words. There is also a group that adds a display to the steering wheel. When the driver finds that the display is red, he has to press the number "1" on a display on the side with his hand. What is the result of ? Guess . In addition to driving, this experiment of
also adds an auditory task to and a visual task to . The driver who listens to the words has a reaction time of 0.8 seconds slower than the driver who concentrates on driving after discovering that the leading car has braked. . Although this 0.8 seconds is not much, it is still terrifying on the highway. The driver, who needed to look at the display and press the numbers, didn't realize that the car in front had stopped until rear-ended .
This also shows that when we use two visual tasks at the same time, our attention is more easily distracted than when we use one auditory and one visual task.
red green , red green , green red When you read these words, does the color of the font affect your reading speed? This phenomenon is called automatic processing, which is completely out of your control. There is confusion when you read the meaning and color of the words. This phenomenon also occurs when driving. When you answer a phone call, your brain will automatically generate pictures related to the content of the phone call to distract you.
When your attention is distracted, you will have physical adopt a mental stereotype to drive . What is a mental set?For example, we have a courier here who charges 8 yuan for each piece of express mail he receives. When he first started working, when the courier received express mail from customers, he would use a calculator to calculate the number of pieces x the amount of money. For example, 2 pieces would be 2X8=16 yuan. 3 pieces are 3X8=24 yuan. When the courier works for a long time, he will skip the calculation process and think that 2 pieces are equal to 16 yuan and 3 pieces are equal to 24 yuan. No calculation process is required. The same goes for our bodies. When we first start driving, we will judge the road conditions and pedestrians. After driving for a long time, we will skip the judgment process and directly operate according to previous experience. This is why novice is prone to accidents when it first becomes experienced .
The point where the accident occurred is called the "decision point". A given action is composed of many details. When switching between each detail, if the brain is thinking about other things, it is easy to make mistakes. For example, we decided to crack an egg and eat it. This is a general action, you will divide it into two parts, the first action is to beat the eggs. The second action is to put the eggs into the bowl and put the egg skins into the trash can.
At this time, you answered a phone call. While answering the phone, put the egg skins into the bowl and put the egg whites and egg yolks into the trash can.. This is because when you decided to break the eggs and eat them, there was a problem with the connection of the following segmented actions. The same is true when driving, where details appear when attention is distracted.
A common problem is not seeing the red light, or not seeing the pedestrian who suddenly appeared in front of the car. And when we are on the phone, we unconsciously slow down the car, thinking that slowing down will be safer. In fact, slowing down allows us to more safely conceive and understand the content on the phone, which increases the risk.
Meanwhile, psychological experiments show that chatting with you in the passenger seat is much less dangerous. This kind of conversation is different from talking on the phone. The act of talking can be observed at the same time as the traffic situation, but the person on the phone cannot.
Of course, this does not encourage you to nag your husband while he is driving in the car.
#Minor traffic accident caused conflict, 61-year-old man passed away# #
