COUNTERMEASURES TO IMPROVE THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF OLDER DRIVERS

A 2-year study of the problems of older drivers (N=105) was conducted by a team of researchers from the disciplines of traffic engineering, gerontology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and driver education. The objective of the research was to develop and evaluate countermeasures to improve the safety of older drivers. During the first year, the problems of older drivers were examined and the following countermeasures designed: (a) physical therapy, (b) perceptual therapy, (c) driver education, and (d) traffic engineering improvements. In the second year, the effects of these countermeasures on the driving performance of older drivers were evaluated. Combining driver education with physical or perceptual therapy tended to increase the improvement in driving performance, but none of the increases were statistically significant (s > .015).

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  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Ashman, R D
  • Bishu, R R
  • Foster, B G
  • McCoy, P T
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 567-577
• Serial:
  • EDUCATIONAL GERONTOLOGY
  • Volume: 20
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0360-1277

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Aged drivers; Countermeasures; Driver education; Driver improvement programs; Driver performance; Drivers; Personnel performance; Physical condition
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00742412
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 4 1997 12:00AM