SELF-REGULATORY BEHAVIOURS OF OLDER DRIVERS

This study involved a survey of self-regulatory driving practices of 656 drivers aged 55 years and older. Types and prevalence of self-regulatory behaviours were described and several key characteristics of self-regulators were identified. Those who drove less than 100 km per week were more likely to be female, 75+ years, retired, with arthritis, good/fair/poor ratings for decision-making, not the principal driver and not married. Those who avoided specific driving situations were also more likely to be female, 75+ years and not the principal driver. Avoidance was also associated with vision problems, lower confidence in driving situations and crash-involvement. Implications for promotion of safe driving practices are discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

  P.O. Box 4176
  Barrington, IL  United States  60011-4176
• Authors:
  • CHARLTON, J L
  • Oxley, J
  • Fildes, B
  • OXLEY, P
  • Newstead, S
• Conference:
  • Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 47th Annual Conference
  • Location: Lisbon, Portugal
  • Date: 2003-9-22 to 2003-9-24
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 181-194
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
  • Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ISSN: 0892-6484

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged drivers; Behavior; Decision making; Gender; Physical fitness; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Self-regulation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964912
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 22 2003 12:00AM