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windshield bias

windshield bias noun: the tendency of drivers to ignore, downplay, or misinterpret the perspective of those outside of motor vehicles.

Noun

windshield bias (uncountable)

  1. The tendency of drivers to ignore, downplay, or misinterpret the perspective of those outside of motor vehicles.
    • One third of transportation practitioners surveyed view distracted walking as a large problem, estimating that it was responsible for 40% of pedestrian deaths. Practitioners were more concerned about distracted walking if they primarily use a car or spend little time in pedestrian-oriented areas...2020 May, Kelcie Ralph, Ian Girardeau, “Distracted by “distracted pedestrians”?”, in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, volume 5

Synonyms of windshield bias

Questions about windshield bias

What does windshield bias mean?
Windshield bias means the tendency of drivers to ignore, downplay, or misinterpret the perspective of those outside of motor vehicles.
What part of speech is windshield bias?
Windshield bias is a noun.

Words near windshield bias in the dictionary

  1. windshaken
  2. windshakes
  3. windshear
  4. windshears
  5. windshield
  6. windshield bias
  7. windshield phenomenon
  8. windshield time
  9. windshield washer
  10. windshield washers
  11. windshield wiper

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