The traffic situation is often complex, and making the right decision can be difficult. Even if you sense (see, hear, feel, etc.) something, you might not perceive it as something that requires action. Your perception of traffic is strongly related to your knowledge of traffic.

Driving can be defined as a continuous process involving the following steps (in chronological order):

Sensing (seeing, hearing, feeling, etc.)

Perceiving and assessing (interpreting sensory inputs and understand what they mean)

Deciding (choose a suitable course of action) Deciding (choose a suitable course of action)

Acting Acting