@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of lane-change errors in older drivers",
journal="Journal of the American Geriatrics Society",
year="2010",
author="Munro, Cynthia A. and Jefferys, Joan and Gower, Emily W. and Munoz, Beatriz E. and Lyketsos, Constantine G. and Keay, Lisa and Turano, Kathleen A. and Bandeen-Roche, K. and West, Sheila K.",
volume="58",
number="3",
pages="457-464",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To determine the factors that predict errors in executing proper lane changes among older drivers. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of data from a longitudinal study. SETTING: Maryland's Eastern Shore. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand eighty drivers aged 67 to 87 enrolled in the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Driving Study. MEASUREMENTS: Tests of vision, cognition, health status, and self-reported distress and a driving monitoring system in each participant's car, used to quantify lane-change errors. RESULTS: In regression models, measures of neither vision nor perceived stress were related to lane-change errors after controlling for age, sex, race, and residence location. In contrast, cognitive variables, specifically performance on the Brief Test of Attention and the Beery-Buktenicka Test of Visual-Motor Integration, were related to lane-change errors. CONCLUSION: The current findings underscore the importance of specific cognitive skills, particularly auditory attention and visual perception, in the execution of driving maneuvers in older individuals.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-8614",
doi="10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02729.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02729.x"
}