It is night and raining on the A76. Lane-keeping assistance is on and you notice you are holding the wheel more loosely than usual, because 'the system sorts it out anyway'. What do you do?
- ✓ You grip the wheel properly again; the system does not take over the risk
- You keep it like this; you know the assistant well enough to trust it blindly
- You keep it like this; with the assistant on, the risk of leaving the lane is gone
Correct answer: You grip the wheel properly again; the system does not take over the risk
Explanation
False — you mistake habit for knowledge. Research shows that many drivers do not know exactly what such a system is for, how it works and what risks come with it — such as what it cannot see in rain and darkness
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — you mistake habit for knowledge. Research shows that many drivers do not know exactly what such a system is for, how it works and what risks come with it — such as what it cannot see in rain and darkness
- Wrong — you think the system removes the risk. The risk keeps depending on how you use the system; it being switched on does not remove the risk
Topic: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
Read the rule: Core: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
Sections
- Challenge: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
- The model: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
- Core: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
- Why it matters: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
- Active recall: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
- Teach back: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated
- Memory hook: Risk compensation: why knowledge of ADAS is often overestimated