Latency and eye movement measures were used to examine the effects of aging, clutter,
and luminance on visual search for traffic signs embedded in digitized images of driving
scenes. Initially 14 older and 14 younger observers classified daytime and nighttime traffic
scenes as containing low or high amounts of clutter. Next, an independent sample of 14
younger and 14 older participants searched for traffic signs contained within these scenes.
Errors were more common among the elderly. Search efficiency declined with increased …