Elderly Drivers' Hazard Perception and Driving Performance

This study focuses on elderly drivers' driving performance such as drivers' searching head movements and driving speed. The performance was also evaluated by driving instructors. The driving performance at specific intersections was particularly measured, because elderly drivers had accidents there frequently. The behavioral and evaluative measures were compared between age groups such as middle aged and elderly drivers. The study concluded that the participants of the present study showed clear effect of aging. Elderly drivers drove with lower level of driving performance such as searching and speeding behavior at intersections than younger ones. They perceived less potential hazards and hazards relating to prediction of other road users behavior than younger ones, although they evaluated their own driving skills very high.

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• Authors:
  • Renge, Kazumi
  • Oiri, Masaaki
  • Ishibashi, Tomikazu
  • Ota, Hiro
  • Tsunenar, Shigeyuki
  • Mukai, Marwhiro
• Conference:
  • International Conference of Traffic and Transport Psychology
  • Location: Nottingham , England
  • Date: 2004-9-0 to 2004-9-0
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 91-99
• Monograph Title: Traffic and Transport Psychology: Theory and Application. Proceedings of the ICTTP 2004

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Aged drivers; Behavior; Human factors in crashes; Perception; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver assessment; Driver characteristics; Driving performance; Hazard recognition
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01004365
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080443796
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 2005 8:12AM