Relationship between Senior Drivers’ Cognitive and Physical Functions and Urban Driving Behaviors during Behind-the-Wheel Driving Education Sessions with Driving Instructors

Autor: Hirofumi Aoki, Takahiro Tanaka, Tatsuya Suzuki, Eijiro Takeuchi, Misako Yamagishi, Hitoshi Kanamori, Takashi Yonekawa, Yuki Yoshihara, Issey Takahashi, Yoshiki Ninomiya, Makoto Inagami
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Transportation Technologies. :148-166
ISSN: 2160-0481
2160-0473
DOI: 10.4236/jtts.2017.72011
Popis: Recently, traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers have been increasing. It is thought that the reasons of accidents are functions such as decline of eyesight, cognition and physical strength caused by aging. In order to assist safe driving for elderly drivers, it is necessary to sufficiently understand any possible relationship of various senior drivers’ cognition, physical strength and driving behavior. In this paper relationship of elderly driver’s cognition, physical strength and driving behaviors were analyzed using the result of driving instructions on urban road by driving school instructors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE