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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 07 2018, @05:09AM
It's not stupid. If it's a four way stop as opposed to an uncontrolled intersection they didn't put those stop signs or stop signal up just because they had left over money in the budget. The stop signals are there for a reason and if you run it anyways and something happens, then you're the one that's going to be at fault.
Stopping completely for an uncontrolled intersection tends to be rather silly unless the visibility is poor though.