LICENSE RENEWAL FOR OLDER DRIVERS: THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAL AND VISION TESTS

The license renewal process of a complete cohort of Israeli drivers aged 65 and up, whose license renewal date fell during 1980 was followed up. It was found that following protracted and costly renewal process, practically all licenses were revalidated. New driving restrictions were common, mostly related to the use of eyeglasses during driving; however, these restrictions were found to have little practical significance. The findings lead to questioning the policy of targeting the renewal tests for a subgroup of drivers that accounts for a small percentage of the driver population and an even smaller fraction of the accidents.

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• Authors:
  • Zaidel, D M
  • Hocherman, I
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 111-116
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Diseases and medical conditions; Drivers; Driving tests; Measures of effectiveness; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver license renewal; Effectiveness; Restrictions
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496190
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 792
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM