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Podcast: The Perception & Action Podcast
Episode: 23 – Gap Acceptance in Driving/Pain Perception in Athletes
Description: How do drivers decide whether or not it is safe to make a turn in front of an oncoming car or overtake and pass a more slowly moving vehicle? Why are these situations so dangerous? Do athletes have a higher tolerance for pain than non-athletes? (Time: 20:57) Motion aftereffect demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP_jYmbke14 Links to articles discussed: Processes and countermeasures in overtaking road accidents Multidisciplinary in-depth investigations of head-on and left- turn road collisions Factors influencing driver’s...