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Improving the Safety of Aging Road Users: A Mini-Review

Author(s) -

Walter R. Boot,

Cary Stothart,

Neil Charness

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

gerontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397

H-Index - 94

eISSN - 1423-0003

pISSN - 0304-324X

DOI - 10.1159/000354212

Subject(s) - normative , crash , task (project management) , perception , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , psychological intervention , cognition , advanced driver assistance systems , applied psychology , injury prevention , transport engineering , psychology , computer science , cognitive psychology , medicine , engineering , artificial intelligence , environmental health , programming language , philosophy , systems engineering , epistemology , neuroscience , psychiatry

Older drivers are at greatest risk for injury or death as a result of a car crash. In this mini-review, we outline the normative age-related changes to perceptual, cognitive, and motor abilities that contribute to increased crash risk and decreased comfort with driving, and highlight specific driving scenarios and conditions that are particularly challenging for aging road users. Adopting a person-environment fit framework, we discuss how the roadway environment can be modified to better match the abilities of the aging driver. We also review evidence for the efficacy of training interventions that aim to change the abilities and strategies of the aging driver to better match the demands of the driving environment. Evidence suggests that specific changes to the roadway and driver training strategies can bring the abilities of the older driver back into alignment with the demands of the driving task. A focus on both approaches will help ensure the safety of all road users as the number of aging drivers greatly increases over the next few decades.

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