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SPIDER 2.0: Driver Distraction and Visual Attention.

David L Strayer1, Amy S McDonnell1

  • 1Department of Psychology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA;

Annual Review of Vision Science
|April 11, 2025
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Multitasking severely impairs driving safety by reducing situational awareness and visual attention, leading to slower reaction times and increased crash risks. This highlights the critical role of visual attention in safe driving.

Area of Science:

  • Human-computer interaction
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Traffic safety

Background:

  • Driving is a complex task demanding integrated sensory input for situational awareness.
  • Vision and visual attention are critical for safe driving.
  • Multitasking significantly degrades driver situational awareness and hazard perception.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the central role of visual attention in driver situational awareness.
  • To examine methods for assessing visual attention while driving.
  • To present an updated review of the SPIDER model of driver awareness, focusing on visual distraction.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on visual attention and driving.
  • Analysis of multitasking effects on driver awareness.
Keywords:
cell phonescrashesdistractiondivided attentiondrivinginattentional blindnessmultitaskingsituational awarenessvision

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  • Examination of the SPIDER model components (scanning, predicting, identification, decision-making, executing a response).

    • Main Results:

    • Multitasking impairs situational awareness, leading to overlooked environmental cues (pedestrians, signs, vehicles).
    • Impaired visual scanning and information processing reduce hazard detection and response capacity.
    • Multitasking can cause inattentional blindness and slower reaction times, increasing crash likelihood.

    Conclusions:

    • Visual attention is paramount for maintaining situational awareness and safe driving.
    • Multitasking poses significant risks by degrading visual attention and cognitive processing.
    • The SPIDER model provides a framework for understanding and addressing visual distraction in drivers.