The effect of concentric constriction of the visual field to 10 and 15 degrees on simulated motor vehicle accidents

Autor: Yuto Susuki, Takeo Fukuchi, Aiko Iwase, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Shinji Ohkubo, Sachiko Udagawa, Shiho Kunimatsu-Sanuki, Makoto Araie, Chota Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ono, Yuko Ohno
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
Visual perception
Eye Diseases
Vision
lcsh:Medicine
Social Sciences
Transportation
Concentric
Infographics
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Public and Occupational Health
lcsh:Science
Mathematics
Multidisciplinary
Traumatic Injury Risk Factors
Accidents
Traffic
Driving simulator
Middle Aged
Transportation Infrastructure
Automobile driving
Charts
Visual field
Circadian Rhythms
Eyeglasses
Road Traffic Collisions
Visual Perception
Engineering and Technology
Sensory Perception
Female
Pinhole (optics)
Research Article
Adult
Computer and Information Sciences
Automobile Driving
Civil Engineering
Constriction
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Humans
Computer Simulation
Simulation
Aged
Data Visualization
lcsh:R
Biology and Life Sciences
Glaucoma
Mean age
Roads
Ophthalmology
Automotive Engineering
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
lcsh:Q
Visual Fields
Chronobiology
Photic Stimulation
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 3, p e0193767 (2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193767
Popis: 金沢大学附属病院眼科
Purpose: Traffic accidents are associated with the visual function of drivers, as well as many other factors. Driving simulator systems have the advantage of controlling for traffic- and automobile-related conditions, and using pinhole glasses can control the degree of concentric concentration of the visual field. We evaluated the effect of concentric constriction of the visual field on automobile driving, using driving simulator tests. Methods: Subjects meeting criteria for normal eyesight were included in the study. Pinhole glasses with variable aperture sizes were adjusted to mimic the conditions of concentric visual field constrictions of 10° and 15°, using a CLOCK CHART®. The test contained 8 scenarios (2 oncoming right-turning cars and 6 jump-out events from the side). Results: Eighty-eight subjects were included in the study; 37(mean age = 52.9±15.8 years) subjects were assigned to the 15° group, and 51 (mean = 48.6±15.5 years) were assigned to the 10° group. For all 8 scenarios, the number of accidents was significantly higher among pinhole wearing subjects. The average number of all types of accidents per person was significantly higher in the pinhole 10° group (4.59±1.81) than the pinhole 15° group (3.68±1.49) (P = 0.032). The number of accidents associated with jump-out scenarios, in which a vehicle approaches from the side on a straight road with a good view, was significantly higher in the pinhole 10° group than in the pinhole 15° group. Conclusions: Concentric constriction of the visual field was associated with increased number of traffic accidents. The simulation findings indicated that a visual field of 10° to 15° may be important for avoiding collisions in places where there is a straight road with a good view. © 2018 Udagawa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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