Comparing of Manual Dexterity, Visual Tracking and Focused Attention between Expert and Novice Drivers

Between expert and novice drivers there are differences in terms of different driving skills. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing manual dexterity, visual tracking and focused attention between expert and novice drivers.

This study was a cross-sectional from type of comparative causal. The research population was expert drivers of the members of national team of the Islamic Republic of Iran Motorcycling and Automobile Racing Federation and novice drivers, which numbers of 30 of them (15 people in each group) were selected as a sample by voluntary sampling method. The tool of the present research was the standard test system of Vienna and the data obtained from it were analyzed with the parametric test of analysis of variance and the non-parametric test of Kruskal-Wallis in SPSS model 22 software.

The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the expert and novice drivers in terms of focused attention of correct and incorrect functions (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between them in terms of manual dexterity and visual tracking (P>0.05).

The results indicated a significant difference between expert and novice drivers in terms of focused attention and no significant difference in terms of manual dexterity and visual tracking. Therefore, focused attention training can help to better drive.