DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ELDERLY: RISK COMPENSATION OF THE ELDERLY DRIVER FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF REACTION BEHAVIOR

Driving characteristics of elderly and younger drivers who were following another vehicle were examined. Vehicle and driver behavior data (vehicle speed, space headway, operation of brake/accelerator pedals and road traffic conditions) were recorded on videotape. Reaction time, time headway and braking time (in the case that a driver reacted to braking of a lead vehicle) were analyzed. The results show that reaction time of the elderly driver is longer than that of the younger, however driving speed of the elderly is lower and their time headway is longer to compensate for their longer reaction time.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan

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  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Nishida, Y
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 375-380
• Serial:
  • JSAE Review
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan
  • ISSN: 0389-4304
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03894304

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerators (Devices); Aged drivers; Braking; Drivers; Following distance; Headways; Pedals; Reaction time; Speed; Time; Young adults
• Uncontrolled Terms: Compensatory behavior (Psychology)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00798251
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 918
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 13 2000 12:00AM