The Assessment of Fitness to Drive in the Elderly

This article discusses the importance of a medical examination and a practical driving test in regular, daily traffic when assessing fitness to drive, particularly in the elderly. The author contends that many kinds of physical insufficiency and ineffectiveness can be compensated with technical adaptations in the car. For example, field of vision deficits can be compensated by eye and head scanning movements. The author concludes that there should be no age limit to the holding of a driving license. With compensatory strategies, the older driver can be a safe or even safer driver than a younger one.

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• Authors:
  • Warmink, Harry H
• Publication Date: 2002-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 299-303
• Serial:
  • Gerontechnology
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: International Society for Gerontechnology
  • ISSN: 1569-1101
  • EISSN: 1569-111X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Aged drivers; Aging (Biology); Automobile drivers; Decision making; Driver licenses; Driving; Driving cessation; Risk assessment; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Age factors
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080423
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 2007 6:39AM