Driving in Old Age: Use of Technology to Promote Independence

This editorial discusses the role of car driving and mobility in the lives of older adults. The authors consider how this arena provides a critical test for the potential and limits of gerontechnology. The authors argue that the interaction of a triad of variables must be considered in order to fully understand the potential and limits of gerontechnology. This triad features person-related functioning, the microenvironment of car technology, and the broader context outside the car.

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• Authors:
  • Ball, Karlene K
  • Wahl, Hans-Werner
• Publication Date: 2002-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 217-219
• 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); Assistive technology; Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Decision making; Driver licenses; 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: 01080431
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 2007 6:39AM