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

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...

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Published inThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 163 - 170
Main Authors Ross, Lesley A, Clay, Olivio J, Edwards, Jerri D, Ball, Karlene K, Wadley, Virginia G, Vance, David E, Cissell, Gayla M, Roenker, Daniel L, Joyce, John J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press for Gerontological Society of America 01.03.2009
SeriesJournals of Gerontology: Series B
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Accidents, Traffic - psychology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Aptitude
Attention
Automobile Driver Examination - statistics & numerical data
Cognition
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Maryland
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Prospective Studies
Psychometrics
Psychomotor Performance
Reaction Time
Risk Factors
Maryland
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Summary: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 insufficient compensatory approach to eliminating increased crash risk. UFOV is a registered trademark of Visual Awareness, Inc.
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368
DOI:10.1093/geronb/gbn034