TY - JOUR PY - 1961// TI - Auto driver fitness: An evaluation of useful criteria: a study of records kept on individual drivers and on results of physical, psychological, ophthalmological, and reaction-time tests JO - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association A1 - Benton, John L. A1 - Mills, Lloyd A1 - Hartman, Ken A1 - Crow, James T. SP - 419 EP - 423 VL - 176 IS - 5 N2 - In order to assess factors that might affect the fitness of automobile drivers, the drivers of an amateur sports car racing club were studied. Physical, psychological, ophthalmological, and reaction-time testing was carried out and compared with drivers' records of deportment during races and accidents. Of the 4 types of procedure used in this study, psychological testing had the most value in differentiating between safe and unsafe drivers.

LA - SN - 0098-7484 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1961.03040180021005 ID - ref1 ER -