Speed perception fogs up as visibility drops

被引：140

作者：

Snowden, RJ ^{[1
]}

Stimpson, N ^{[1
]}

Ruddle, RA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wales, Sch Psychol, Cardiff CF1 3YG, S Glam, Wales

来源：

NATURE | 1998年 / 392卷 / 6675期

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D O I：

10.1038/33049

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Many horrendous vehicle accidents occur in foggy weather. Drivers know they should slow down because fog reduces visibility, but many still drive too quickly1. The ‘blame’ for many such accidents may be due to a perceptual quirk: it appears that drivers think they are driving far more slowly than they actually are in foggy conditions, and therefore increase their speed.

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