ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OLDER DRIVER CHARACTERISTICS, ON-ROAD DRIVING TEST PERFORMANCE, AND CRASH LIABILITY

New Zealand has introduced a new system for licensing older drivers that includes an on-road driving test to be completed every two years from the time a driver turns 80. To evaluate the licensing system, this study investigates the relationship between the number of on-road driving test failures by older drivers and their probability of subsequent involvement in an injury crash. The relationship between crash involvement and other older driver characteristics derived from licensing data also was examined. The population studied was all drivers who entered this licensing system during its first 3 years of operation. They were defined as crash involved if they were involved in an injury crash during the two years following their first licensure under the new system. Logistic regression was used to describe the risk of crash involvement in terms of driving test performance and other driver characteristics. Findings showed that each driving test failure was associated with a 33% increase in the odds of crash involvement. Minor traffic violations in the two years following the driving test were associated with twice the odds of crash involvement. Drivers with a higher failure rate in the driving test were likely failing because of deficiencies in their performance of the driving task, which in turn relate to higher crash involvement rates. These results suggest that the new on-road driving test does identify older driver behaviors or limitations that are related to crash liability.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Keall, M D
  • Frith, W J
• Publication Date: 2004-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 112-116
• Serial:
  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1538-9588
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15389588.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Crash rates; Driver licensing; Driving tests; High risk drivers; Regression analysis; Traffic violations
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975105
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 22 2004 12:00AM