Do older drivers at-risk for crashes modify their driving over time ?

Author(s)
Ross, L.A. Clay, O.J. Edwards, J.D. Ball, K.K. Wadley, V.G. Vance, D.E. Cissell, G.M. Roenker, D.L. & Joyce, J.J.
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Abstract

Five-year driving habit trajectories among older adults ( n = 645) at-risk for crashes were examined. Performance measures included Useful Field of View (UFOV). Motor-Free Visual Perception Test, Rapid Walk, and Foot Tap. Self-report measures included demographics and the Driving Habits Questionnaire. Longitudinal random-effects models revealed that drivers at-risk for subsequent crashes, based upon UFOV, regulated their driving more than the lower-risk participants. Restricted driving was present at baseline for the at-risk group and was observed in longitudinal trajectories that controlled for baseline differences. Results indicate that persons at-risk for subsequent crashes increasingly limit their driving over time. Despite this self-regulation, a larger sample of such older drivers was twice as likely to incur subsequent at-fault crashes. Results suggest that self-regulation among older drivers at-risk for crashes is an insuffi cient compensatory approach to eliminating increased crash risk. (Author/publisher)

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20090598 ST [electronic version only]
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Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, Vol. 64B (2009), No. 2 (February), p. 163-170, ref.

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