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From: AlanG on 23 Dec 2009 09:29 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:50:54 -0000, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: >In article <tp6dnZ7fPat6wqzWnZ2dnUVZ8i5i4p2d(a)giganews.com>, Denis >McMahon says... >> >> Cynic wrote: >> >> > Maybe you should remove all the safety equipment from your car and fit >> > a huge spike to the centre of the steering wheel. After all, provided >> > you never make a mistake, you'll be no worse off. >> >> I actually believe that replacing airbags and seat belts with that spike >> would make the roads a lot safer. >> >For most of the last decade, I've owned a Ford Capri. Have you sought medical help? >One feature of >them is a steering wheel that sticks out a foot from the dashboard at >chest height. You are in no doubt that in the event of an accident what >you will hit as you go forward.
From: johnwright ""john" on 23 Dec 2009 12:44 James Martin(a)hgvu.com wrote: > On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:50:54 +0000, johnwright <""john\"@no spam > here.com"> wrote: > >> James Martin(a)hgvu.com wrote: >> >>> I do not like to have voices in my ears when driving >> Don't use headphones then. > I don't posess any and do not want any either . Theres no other way of really hearing voices in your ears. Loudspeakers don't do that. BTW is there anything you do like? -- I'm not apathetic... I just don't give a sh** anymore ?John Wright
From: Adrian on 23 Dec 2009 12:59 Cynic <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> If the only circumstance in which you can envisage a driver failing to >>> notice a single road sign is if he is blind or brain dead, then I pity >>> your ignorance of even the basics of human factor considerations. >>Not quite. They're the only circumstances in which I can envisage the >>driver of a tall vehicle proceeding under a bridge that he can see looks >>low without at least thinking that a check might be advisable. > I can well believe that that is the only circumstance that *you* can > envisage. Which is why I know that you are ignorant of even basic human > factor considerations. So enlighten me. In what circumstances do _you_ think an alert and attentive driver can head blithely towards a low bridge in a vehicle that was almost certainly visibly tall when they got into it - without even the slightest expectation of "issues" crossing their alert and attentive mind...?
From: Ian Dalziel on 23 Dec 2009 14:20 On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:42:57 +0000, Cynic <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:37:03 +0000, Ian Dalziel ><iandalziel(a)lineone.net> wrote: > >>>Maybe you should remove all the safety equipment from your car and fit >>>a huge spike to the centre of the steering wheel. After all, provided >>>you never make a mistake, you'll be no worse off. > >>What safety equipment? > >Are you not familiar with modern cars? I've seen some, thank you. -- Ian D
From: Cynic on 23 Dec 2009 14:21
On 23 Dec 2009 17:59:52 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I can well believe that that is the only circumstance that *you* can >> envisage. Which is why I know that you are ignorant of even basic human >> factor considerations. >So enlighten me. >In what circumstances do _you_ think an alert and attentive driver can >head blithely towards a low bridge in a vehicle that was almost certainly >visibly tall when they got into it - without even the slightest >expectation of "issues" crossing their alert and attentive mind...? When their brain is busy processing a (perceived) higher-prority input. The brain is a single-channel processor. It cannot process two things at once, but most people are unaware of that fact because the brain is good at deferring processes without us being consciously aware that they have been deferred. Many actions that we carry out whilst driving are automatic and do not require processing power and so it can appear that we are multi-tasking. Simple *familiar* warning signs would not require processing. Comparing two numerical values and determining which is the higher value *does* however require processing, and that will automatically be deferred if another task requiring processing power is being undertaken at the time. For example, perhaps a group of people are standing near the edge of the pavement and the driver needs to process the probability of any of them stepping into the road. If you want to see how many occasions during driving the brain's processing power is needed, simply ask the driver to describe his house to you in detail next time you are a passenger - but keep your eyes closed. Because you cannot see what is taking place, you will notice something that you usually would not notice. Every now and again, the driver will stop talking - often in mid-sentence, and then resume again a few seconds later as if there had been no break in his speech. Those breaks are when something with priority has taken over the driver's central processor. And if you believe that you are an exception and are able to process two different things at the same time, try reading a newspaper article or doing a mental arithmetic exercise whilst verbally describing how to boil an egg. -- Cynic |