OLDER DRIVERS' USE OF ELECTRONIC AIDS

Drivers of ages between 55 and 86, together with a control group of younger drivers, have been tested on a driving simulator based on a video disc. Performance was recorded while carrying out a distance keeping task plus attending to a separation warning panel and cancelling a distracting l.e.d. The performance of most older drivers matched that of the younger drivers. Some older drivers had a significantly worse performance. All drivers responded to the warning panel by increasing the separation between their own vehicle and the car in front of them. Any electronic aid should be tested to demonstrate that there is a net benefit to safety and driver's convenience. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 859610.

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  Pentech Press Limited

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• Authors:
  • FRASER, D A
  • Warnes, A M
• Conference:
  • ROAD VEHICLE AUTOMATION. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 24-26 MAY 1993, VEHICLE SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTRE, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, BOLTON INSTITUTE, BOLTON, UK
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 89-93

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Automatic control; Automation; Automobiles; Conferences; Driver information systems; Information display systems; Telecommunications; Vehicle spacing; Visual display units
• Uncontrolled Terms: Visual display
• ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 1746: Old people; 9117: Telecommunication; 694: Vehicle spacing; 8630: Visual display
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00640916
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7273-1806-3
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 24 1994 12:00AM