You've likely seen a car commercial in which the driver is stealthily navigating a rural road with sharp twists and turns. How do they do that? Where do they look? A recent article at Physorg.com notes that it is well documented that when negotiating winding roads, a driver typically looks at a specific and well-defied point on the lane marking. This is known as the tangent point. But new research shows that the further a driver looks ahead, particularly in left-hand curves, wide curves, and when … [Read more...]
