Citation

Wu J, Lu S, Miyamoto S, Hayashi Y. IATSS Res. 2009; 33(1): 27-34.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Senior citizens in Japan who are renewing their driver's licenses must attend a class and undergo a kinetic visual acuity test to determine their driving aptitude. In this study, the authors identify problems with traditional methods used for defining kinetic visual acuity and kinetic visual fields. They propose new definitions that measure simple reaction times of both young and elderly drivers, taking into account individual differences in human simple reaction times. The authors also investigate the aging effects of kinetic visual acuity and kinetic visual field properties.