DROWSINESS AND DRIVING IN A MIDDLE AGED POPULATION

A POPULATION OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER DRIVERS WAS SCREENED FOR PHYSICAL PROBLEMS OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAITS THAT MIGHT PREDISPOSE THE INDIVIDUALS TOWARD DIFFICULTIES IN STAYING ALERT WHILE DRIVING. IDENTIFICATON OF THESE PROBLEMS IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP TO A SUCCESSFUL STUDY. A SMALL QUESTIONNAIRE WAS USED, THE RESULTS OF WHICH ARE REPORTED. THE METHOD AND RESULTS OF THE STUDY ARE DESCRIBED, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE DATA FINDINGS. CONCLUSIONS FIND THE DROWSINESS INCIDENCE HIGH IN OLDER GROUPS. USE OF THE CATTELL PERSONALITY TESTS REVEALED NO CONSISTENT CORRELATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No SAE 730123
• Corporate Authors:

  Duke University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Durham, NC  United States  27706
• Authors:
  • Gianturco, D
  • Ramm, D
  • Erwin, W
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Driving; Drowsiness; Questionnaires
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224278
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM