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This study evaluated the effects of augmented reality (AR) cues designed to direct the attention of experienced drivers to simulated roadside hazards. Twenty-seven healthy middle-aged licensed drivers with a range of attention abilities participated in an hour and a half-long drive in a high-fidelity driving simulator. Each participant drove six simulated straight rural roadways in which drivers received AR cues to potential roadside hazards. Participants were evaluated on response time for detecting a potentially hazardous event, detection accuracy for target (hazard) and non-target (peripheral) secondary objects, and headway with respect to the hazards. Results showed a trend toward response time benefits for AR cued hazards. AR cueing increased response rate for detecting pedestrians and warning signs but not vehicles. AR system false alarms and misses did not impair driver responses to potential hazards. Also, AR cues did not impair perception of non-target objects in the periphery, including for drivers with lower attentional capacity.