According to one study, “Safe driving requires the ability to concentrate, divide attention among multiple sensory events across visual and auditory modalities, and make rapid cognitive decisions in a complex and rapidly changing environment”.
The four lobes – occipital, temporal, parietal and frontal – work together when a person is driving.
The occipital and temporal lobes process images passing through your eyes and help you recognize whether the vehicle is a car or a bicycle.
The occipital and parietal lobes estimate the vehicle’s speed. It gives you the ability to roughly calculate the vehicle’s position in the next few seconds.
The parietal and temporal lobes help you stay alert to the horns. It also makes you aware of dangers on the road.
The frontal lobe regulates your speed and other aspects of navigation.
