Overestimation of on-road driving performance is associated with reduced driving safety in older drivers
Older drivers often show less precise self-ratings with a tendency to overestimate themselves. It is unclear, however, how overestimators differ from underestimators or drivers with adequate self-ratings. 59 healthy older drivers participated in this on-road study. Besides standardized on-road driving assessment, the study protocol included the collection of neuropsychological and driving-related data as well as different self-ratings. Statistical analyses involved correlations between different subjective and objective ratings as well as statistical comparisons between drivers who overestimated and drivers who adequately rated their on-road driving performance (no drivers underestimated their performance). Despite positive correlations between different self- and expert ratings, the results revealed that 25 % of the participants overestimated their on-road driving skills. Among other things, overestimators showed poorer on-road driving performances, more prospective near and minor at-fault accidents, poorer cognitive performances in specific driving-related domains and reduced annual mileage. The results suggest that older drivers who overestimate their driving skills show poorer performances within a broad range of skills that directly reflect or are closely related to driving safety. Against the background that an adequate self-assessment is required by German traffic regulations, the findings suggest that overestimators represent a risk group among the population of older drivers.
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Authors:
- Schlueter, Daniel A
- Austerschmidt, Kim L
- Schulz, Philipp
- Beblo, Thomas
- Driessen, Martin
- Kreisel, Stefan
- Toepper, Max
- Publication Date: 2023-7
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 107086
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Serial:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Volume: 187
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0001-4575
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Attitudes; Driver performance; Driving tests; Estimating; Risk assessment
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
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- Accession Number: 01882322
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 22 2023 1:28PM