AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEMS AND OPINIONS OF AGES DRIVERS

THE FOLLOWING IS PRESENTED: (1) AN UP-TO-DATE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON AGING AND THE AGED DRIVER, (2) AN ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS COVERING FACTS ABOUT THE AGED DRIVER, HIS DRIVING EXPERIENCE OPINIONS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE DRIVING TASK AND KNOWLEDGE OF RULES OF THE ROAD, AND (3) A PROFILE OF THE AGED DRIVER PROBLEMS DERIVED FROM AN ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RECORDS AND THE RESULTS OF QUESTIONNAIRE ITEMS. CONCLUSIONS ARE PRESENTED BASED ON THE LITERATURE AND ON A COMPARISON OF RESULTS FROM ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES. ON THE BASIS OF STUDY FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR TRAINING COURSES FOR THE AGED DRIVER. IN ADDITION, A SUMMARY IS CONTAINED AT THE FRONT OF THE REPORT. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 243 Pp, 3 FIG, 135 TAB, 141 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

  CHICAGO, IL  United States 
• Authors:
  • Planek, T W
  • Condon, M E
  • Fowler, R C
• Publication Date: 1968-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Crash rates; Driver training; Drivers; Questionnaires; Reviews; Traffic crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Aging
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220745
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM