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The disproportionately high number of motorcycle-related traffic accidents may be linked to the way the human brain processes—or fails to process—information, according to new research published in Human Factors, "Allocating Attention to Detect Motorcycles: The Role of Inattentional Blindness." The study examines how the phenomenon of inattentional blindness, or a person's failure to notice an unexpected object located in plain sight, might explain the prevalence of looked-but-failed-to-see (LBFTS) crashes, the most common type of collision involving motorcycles.
According to human factors/ergonomics researchers Kristen Pammer, Stephanie Sabadas, and Stephanie Lentern, LBFTS crashes are particularly troublesome because, despite clear conditions and the lack of other hazards or distractions, drivers will look in the direction of the oncoming motorcycle - and in some cases appear to look directly at the motorcycle - but still pull out into its path.
The study authors suggest training drivers to be more alert for motorcycles.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by MostCynical on Saturday January 06 2018, @08:26AM (5 children)
reading the glee with which people on this thread are recounting stories relating to injuring motorcyclists, it seems we have demonstrated part of the problem: people hate motorcycles and motorcyclists.
Once that is clear, SMIDSY [macmillandictionary.com] is actually missing some letters: "BIHY" ("Becaus I Hate You")
Even unconsciously, or, as in this thread, with deliberate malice.
The why isfar more complicated, but probably relates to perceptions of danger. (You are making yourself a target, so I will aim at you")
Sad.
Shame we can live and let live.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 06 2018, @09:02AM (2 children)
I don't hate motorcyclists. But I do hate kids playing in the road, and putting us all at risk.
Think I get great glee of splaying a motorcyclist's innards all over the road? Its gonna be a big pain in the ass for me with all the legal paperwork you have put me through.
If I see someone else do it, I may get a sigh of relief that's one less road hazard, in much the same way as I see a fixed pothole.
Just by and large, many motorcyclists drive crazy and put the rest of us at risk of filling out a bunch of paperwork and lost time for court and legal appearances.
If someone wants to splay themselves all over the road, I don't care. But I don't want to be involved in it.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 06 2018, @12:11PM
I hate everyone who gets out on my highway and slows me down. I have a lot of important shit to get done, and all of you mortals just get in my way. Oh, as a matter of fact, I DO own the road.
signed
Grim Reaper
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 06 2018, @05:37PM
Seriously you sound like a psychopath.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 06 2018, @06:53PM (1 child)
i don't mind motorcyclists. i think it's funny when they drive in between lanes of stagnant traffic. screw the normals. i also don't know why people can't hear the motorcycles. they are loud as hell.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 07 2018, @05:12AM
Some motorcycles are very loud, but they're only loud from behind. They're not loud from the front or the sides. Also, modern cars and trucks have more insulation to provide a quiet ride than older vehicles did.
Plus, those jap bikes can be incredibly quiet. I ride a small Kawi and it doesn't make very much noise. I doubt people notice the sound coming off my exhaust system when they're in a car.