Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, United Kingdom.
Hum Mov Sci. 2012 Jun;31(3):721-9. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2011.06.010. Epub 2011 Aug 25.
In this study we assess for the first time the driving skills of young adults with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). We use a virtual city and a driving simulator to examine steering control, speed regulation and the responses to pedestrians on the road. Participants were adolescents and young adults who had been diagnosed with the disorder as children. For most participants the symptoms were maintained (DCD group) but for others they had largely dissipated (AD group). We also invited typically developing (control) participants matched in age, gender, and driving experience to the DCD and AD participants. Compared to their matched controls, the DCD group showed difficulties in steering when turning bends but not when driving along straight roads. Although the average speed of the DCD group was similar to their controls this may have been too fast for them to steer effectively around the bends. The DCD group also took 50% more time to react to pedestrians who walked towards their path. We found no such differences between the AD and their matched controls. We discuss the results in terms of visual information processing and suggest further applied and fundamental research on this topic.
在这项研究中，我们首次评估了患有发育性协调障碍（DCD）的年轻人的驾驶技能。我们使用虚拟城市和驾驶模拟器来检查转向控制、速度调节以及对道路上行人的反应。参与者是被诊断为患有该疾病的青少年和年轻人。对于大多数参与者来说，症状仍然存在（DCD 组），但对于其他人来说，症状已经基本消失（AD 组）。我们还邀请了与 DCD 和 AD 参与者年龄、性别和驾驶经验相匹配的典型发展（对照组）参与者。与他们相匹配的对照组相比，DCD 组在转弯时转向时表现出困难，但在直道上行驶时没有困难。尽管 DCD 组的平均速度与对照组相似，但对他们来说，这个速度可能太快了，以至于他们无法有效地在弯道上转向。DCD 组对走向他们车道的行人的反应也需要多花 50%的时间。我们在 AD 组和他们相匹配的对照组之间没有发现这种差异。我们根据视觉信息处理讨论了这些结果，并建议对此主题进行进一步的应用和基础研究。
