The Use of a Driving Simulator to Assess Senior Driver Performance: Increasing Situational Awareness Through Post-Drive One-on-One Advisement | Zendy

Matthew R. E. Romoser | Zendy; Donald L. Fisher | Zendy; Ronald R. Mourant | Zendy; Jerry Wachtel | Zendy; Konstantin Sizov | Zendy

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The Use of a Driving Simulator to Assess Senior Driver Performance: Increasing Situational Awareness Through Post-Drive One-on-One Advisement

Author(s) -

Matthew R. E. Romoser,

Donald L. Fisher,

Ronald R. Mourant,

Jerry Wachtel,

Konstantin Sizov

Publication year - 2005

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.17077/drivingassessment.1198

Subject(s) - situational ethics , situation awareness , flexibility (engineering) , driving simulator , driving simulation , cognition , process (computing) , cognitive flexibility , simulation , computer science , psychology , applied psychology , engineering , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , operating system , aerospace engineering

Older drivers are over-represented in angled impact crashes and experience a higher fatality rate than their younger counterparts. Due to the gradual deterioration of the senses, diminished cognitive processing capabilities and decreased mobility and flexibility, it is more difficult for older drivers to gather and process information about their environment. This can lead older drivers to incorrectly perceive their driving environment as safe, when in reality it is not. The current study investigates whether post-drive feedback following a simulated drive can effectively change older drivers’ attitudes about their own driving ability and influence them to incorporate additional compensatory behaviors into their day-to-day driving.

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