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Title: PREDICTING ACCIDENT FREQUENCY FROM OLDER DRIVER CAPABILITIES: DEVELOPING A TESTABLE MODEL
Accession Number: 00639786
Record Type: Component
Availability: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 25 Find a library where document is available Abstract: Over the past two years the researchers have been developing a testable model of how vision and cognitive problems relate to crash frequency in older drivers. This model is based on the idea that visual sensory tests alone are most likely insufficient for identifying older drivers who are at risk for vehicle crashes. A more comprehensive approach to predicting crash involvement is to assess a number of different aspects of vision and visual information processing. Two studies performed in the laboratory have led to the development of a model which includes several components: eye health of the driver (e.g., presence of ophthalmic disease; visual sensory function (e.g., acuity, visual field sensitivity, contrast sensitivity); visual attention; and cognitive status (e.g., memory, comprehension). The outcome measure in the model is accident frequency.
Report/Paper Numbers: VTI Rapport 372A, Part 3
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute Drottning Kristinas Vaeg 25 Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Owsley, CPagination: v.p.
Publication Date: 1991-9
Serial:
VTI Rapport
Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) Conference:
Proceedings of the Conference, Strategic Highway Research Program and Traffic Safety on Two Continents, Part Three
Location:
Gothenburg, Sweden TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 6 1993 12:00AM
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