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Citation |
McCoy PT, Tarawneh MS, Bishu RR, Ashman RD, Foster BG. Transp. Res. Rec. 1993; 1405: 72-80. |
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(Copyright © 1993, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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Abstract |
A 2-year study of the problems of older drivers was conducted by a team of researchers from the disciplines of traffic engineering, gerontology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and driver education. The objective of the research was to develop and evaluate countermeasures for improving the safety of older drivers. During the first year, the problems of older drivers were examined and countermeasures were designed to address these problems. The countermeasures designed were physical therapy, perceptual therapy, driver education, and traffic engineering improvements. In the second year, the countermeasures were evaluated by measuring their effects on the driving performance of older drivers. The results of the evaluation of the countermeasures are presented. A total of 105 older drivers between the ages of 65 and 88 were used to evaluate the effects of the countermeasures on the driving performance of older drivers. The subjects were randomly assigned to six experimental groups that received different countermeasures. The on-road performance of the subjects was measured using the driver performance measurement technique developed at Michigan State University. All of the countermeasures significantly improved the driving performance of the older drivers by an average of 7.9%. The results of the cost-effectiveness analysis indicated that traffic engineering improvements would be most cost-effective on high-volume roadways and that the other countermeasures would be most cost-effective on low-volume roadways. Language: en |