Pioneer Days on Rt 128

Research on the "attentional demands of automobile driving" conducted on I-495 and Rt 128 outside of Boston in the mid-1960s. For more info see: http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/cogworks/?view=modules.misc.senders

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Science & Technology

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• senders
• Human
• Factors
• Attention;
• Automobile
• driving;
• Behavior;
• Experiments;
• Mathematical
• models;
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[paba2125]

Congratulations to the Ig Nobel Prize!

[classof48]

Driving with the helmet, and looking when you hafd to, was not significantly different from ordinary driving: I always look at the road when I must; don't you? We also ran experimental trials on a race track to get some feeling for the demand placed on the driver by tight curves at speed. It was truly an exciting and unforgettable experience.

John Senders

[hfe22]

Idiot!

[punkypink83]

this explains how i was able to drive asleep along a winding country road one time. wouldnt do it again though, way too much risk.

[miloflamingo]

John is one of my oldest friends in every sense of the word. His work on this was awesome in the 60's and he's only gotten better. I drive in Cairo, Egypt and honestly think that insane driving is one of life's underrated skills.

[karmaGfa]

Aperture Science

[DoctorPretorious616]

"But with the blast shield down, I can't see!" Congratulations on the Ig Nobel, io9 sent me!

[horchan1216]

Ig Nobel winner!!! Congrats!!!!

[noirs9]

public safety...

[irallia]

Congratulations for the IgNobel!

[jeanlucncoelho]

Congrats on the ignobel

[jimbobski2006]

@Skyseerer: yes, see: a winner in the last category...do your research first before commenting!! Google Ig Nobel Prize - that's how I found the video in the first place.