On-road driving evaluations: a potential tool for helping older adults drive safely longer
| Autor: | Jane C. Stutts, Jean W. Wilkins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Engineering Automobile Driving Process (engineering) Attitude of Health Personnel Applied psychology Decision Making Poison control Pilot Projects Computer security computer.software_genre Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Sex Factors Occupational Therapy Injury prevention Ethnicity Humans Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Geriatric Assessment Aged Aged 80 and over Physician-Patient Relations business.industry Accidents Traffic Human factors and ergonomics Mail survey Focus Groups Focus group United States Female Safety business human activities computer |
| Zdroj: | Journal of safety research. 34(4) |
| ISSN: | 0022-4375 |
| Popis: | Problem: This paper explores the potential use of on-road driving evaluations as a tool for helping older adults extend their safe driving years. Method: Three separate research activities were carried out. The first was a national telephone survey of current and former older drivers. The results of this survey provide information relevant to the potential market for on-road driving evaluations. The second was a series of focus groups with potential stakeholders in the process: driver educators, occupational therapists, and physicians. These groups explored the feasibility and requirements of offering on-road driving evaluations to the wider public. Supplemental data were also collected from a mail survey of driving schools nationwide. Results: Based on the results of these efforts, a number of recommendations are presented for expanding the availability of on-road driving evaluations, specifically to help older adults make more responsible decisions about continuing or stopping driving, and more generally to help them drive safely longer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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