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How automatic is manual gear shifting?

D Shinar1, M Meir, I Ben-Shoham

  • 1Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.

Human Factors
|February 12, 1999
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Manual gear shifting impairs novice drivers' sign detection. This complex psychomotor skill demands attention, impacting driving performance until fully automated. Experienced drivers show no such impairment.

Area of Science:

  • Human-computer interaction
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Traffic safety

Background:

  • Manual gear shifting is often cited as an automated driving process.
  • This study empirically evaluates the cognitive demands of manual gear shifting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of manual versus automatic transmissions on driver attention and performance.
  • To determine if manual gear shifting is an automated or attention-demanding task.

Main Methods:

  • Novice and experienced drivers performed sign detection and recall tasks.
  • Driving conditions simulated a downtown area with frequent gear shifting.
  • Performance was compared between manual and automatic transmission vehicles.

Main Results:

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  • Novice drivers using manual transmissions showed significantly impaired sign detection compared to those using automatics.
  • Experienced drivers showed no significant difference in performance between transmission types.
  • Manual gear shifting demands significant cognitive resources, especially for novices.

Conclusions:

  • Manual gear shifting is a complex psychomotor skill that is not easily automated.
  • Until automated, manual gear shifting is an attention-demanding task that can impair other driving monitoring functions.
  • Driving education may benefit from a phased approach, starting with automatic transmissions before introducing manual gears.