DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT FOR THE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF ELDERLY DRIVERS
This paper investigates factors that put older drivers at increased risk for automobile crashes and moving violations. A test battery was developed that encompassed a range of visual, cognitive, and physical abilities potentially relevant to driving safety. This battery included relatively simple measures designed to be utilized in a clinician's office and took approximately 90 minutes to complete. It was administered to 133 community-residing adults aged 72 and older. Bivariate and sequential multiple logistic regression analyses showed 3 factors were independently associated with a history of crashes, moving violations, and being stopped by police, adjusting for driving frequency. These included poor near acuity, limited neck range of motion, and limited visual attention. Of individuals with no factors present, 21% had reported an event over the prior 6 years; of those with 1 factor present, 45% had reported an event; and of those with 2 or 3 factors present, 87% had reported an event. Findings suggest that it may be possible to identify those at risk for driving problems using simple tests.
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Corporate Authors:
American Association of Retired Persons
Andrus Foundation, 601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20049 - Publication Date: 1996
Language
- English
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Ability tests; Aged; Aged drivers; Automobile driving; Crash causes; Crash risk forecasting; Crashes; Moving violations; Neck motion range; Regression analysis; Traffic safety; Vision
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00792538
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Report
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 4 2003 12:00AM