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Title: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF OLDER DRIVERS
Accession Number: 00641354
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: A 2-year study of older drivers was conducted at the University of Nebraska to develop and evaluate methods for improving the safety of older drivers. During the first year, data on several characteristics including driving performance of older drivers were collected. The correlation between driving performance and measured characteristics was investigated to provide a basis for the design of the countermeasures, which were evaluated in the second year. The results of the analysis of the factors associated with the driving performance of older drivers are presented. Several factors relative to the physical and mental status of 105 drivers between the ages of 65 and 88 were measured. In addition, their driving knowledge and on-street driving performance were evaluated. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were computed to measure the relationships between on-street driving performance and the other factors. In addition, stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to determine the combination of factors that accounted for the most variability in the on-street driving performance. A number of factors associated with vision, visual perception, cognition, and driver knowledge were found to correlate significantly with the driving performance of older drivers. The results of the analysis suggest that a number of methods can improve the safety of older drivers; among them are (a) physical therapy to improve range of motion, (b) therapies or exercises to improve visual perception and cognition, and (c) driver education to increase driving knowledge pertinent to the accident situations in which older drivers are overinvolved.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1405, Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Older Driver Research.Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01403250
Language: English
Authors: Tarawneh, Mohammed SMcCoy, Patrick TBishu, Ramaratnam RBallard, John LPagination: p. 64-71
Publication Date: 1993
Serial: ISBN: 0309055547
Features: References
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TRT Terms:
Aged drivers; Cognitive impairment; Driver education; Driver performance; Drivers; Knowledge; Medical treatment; Mental condition; Multiple regression analysis; Personnel performance; Persons with disabilities; Physical condition; Recommendations; Regression analysis; Therapy; Traffic safety; Vision; Visual perception
Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jan 3 1994 12:00AM
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