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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Self-regulation of driving and older drivers' functional abilities | | Authors | Baldock MRJ, Mathias JL, McLean AJ, Kloeden CN, Berndt A | | Year | 2005 | | Type | Conference Paper | | Abstract | A sample of 90 adults aged between 60 and 91 completed a questionnaire about their driving behaviour, a battery of functional tests, and a structured on-road test. The section of the questionnaire featuring items about avoidance of difficult driving situations was used as an index of self-regulation of driving behaviour. The functional test battery consisted of mood, vision, physical functioning and neuropsychological tests. The on-road test used in the study was a standard assessment procedure developed by the Driver Assessment Rehabilitation Service to determine fitness to drive. Of the 90 participants in the study, 68 passed the driving test, 8 passed but were recommended to have lessons and 14 failed the test. Driving test scores for the study were based on the number of errors committed in the driving tests, with weightings given according to the seriousness of the errors. In order to identify risk factors for inadequate driver self-regulation, comparisons were made between the functional tests most strongly related to driving performance and the functional tests most strongly related to self-regulation. It was concluded that self-regulation of driving behaviour is inadequate among older drivers with poor contrast sensitivity, poor speed of information processing and poor visuospatial ability. | | Publisher | Ministry of Transport | | Publisher City | Wellington | | ISBN | 047310637X | | Conference Name | 2005 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing, Education Conference | | Conference Abbreviation | RSR | | Conference Location | Wellington, New Zealand | | Conference Date | 14-16 November 2005 | | Page Count | 10 |
| Reference | | Baldock MRJ, Mathias JL, McLean AJ, Kloeden CN, Berndt A (2005). Self-regulation of driving and older drivers' functional abilities. 2005 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing, Education Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 14-16 November 2005. |
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