tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019040462725170393.post8263181883417474568..comments2023-03-26T05:28:34.981-07:00Comments on Towards safe and productive human multitasking: Driver distraction–one more attemptNiels Taatgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360617117034745785noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019040462725170393.post-32890592924191217722011-10-17T13:56:09.483-07:002011-10-17T13:56:09.483-07:00Martin,
How we prioritize multitasking is one of t...Martin,<br />How we prioritize multitasking is one of the hard questions in human multitasking (and, interesting enough, in computer science multitasking ask well). Dario Salvucci and I believe that there is no central prioritizer, and that our task knowledge is responsible for priorities. This means that we have to make a conscious decision to cut off a call if the traffic becomes to heavy, but this is a decision that people can make mistakes in. <br />Interestingly enough, people tend to make the right decisions in most cases, and this is why despite the number of deaths in traffic still 99.9% of the decisions drivers make don't lead to accidents (which is pretty amazing if you think about it). It is just the final 0.1% or less that we try to reduce.Niels Taatgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360617117034745785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019040462725170393.post-60875724260482899952011-10-17T12:21:05.994-07:002011-10-17T12:21:05.994-07:00Hi Niels,
Just a question on this kind of multita...Hi Niels,<br /><br />Just a question on this kind of multitasking. How do we prioritise? I mean, when a situation which requires low attention levels (e.g. driving down a desolate stretch of motorway) suddenly develops into a situation which requires our full attention? Do some people cut off the call they were making? Do others just drive badly? Do people have different strategies to make it work?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774414061679375170noreply@blogger.com