06-20-2004, 06:44 AM
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I remember something along the lines of research that was published that
because drivers are not looking for "small" objects like bikes, the bike
becomes invisible. As I recall it involved a study of basketball players and
a gorilla. Is this the one you are referring to?
Doug
"Denver C. Fox" <dnvrfox@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040620093357.19468.00000287@mb-m17.aol.com...
> Sometime back there was discussion regarding the perception of automobile
> drivers of objects in the roadway, with some research indicating that
motorists
> subconsciouly are looking for width as an identifier, meaning that
bicycles,
> which are narrow and tall are at a disadvantage, no matter how many rear
> flashers or bright clothes worn.
>
> Does anyone remember this? I have searched the archives through the
Google
> groups search engine, to no avail. Don't even know the proper search
terms -
> have tried "width," "perception," etc., with no luck. I would like to
read the
> research.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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