Self-regulation of driving and its relationship to driving ability among older adults.

Author(s)
Baldock, M.R.J. Mathias, J.L. McLean, A.J. & Berndt, A.
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Abstract

A sample of 104 older drivers, aged between 60 and 92, completed a questionnaire about driving habits and attitudes. A measure of self-regulation was derived from drivers’ self-reported avoidance of difficult driving situations. The on-road driving test involved a standard assessment used to determine fitness to drive. The most commonly avoided difficult driving situations were parallel parking and driving at night in the rain, while the least avoided situation was driving alone. Poorer performance on the driving test was not strongly related to overall avoidance of difficult driving situations. Stronger relationships were found between driving ability and avoidance of specific difficult driving situations. These specific driving situations were the ones in which the drivers had low confidence and that the drivers were most able to avoid if they wished to. These results may reflect a tendency for those with poorer driving ability to lose confidence in their driving, and begin to avoid difficult driving situations. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.

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Publication

Library number
C 34791 (In: C 34762 [electronic version only]) /83 / ITRD E212014
Source

In: Proceedings of the 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 14-16 November 2004, Volume 1 [Print] 10 p., 28 ref.

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