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28 – Older and Younger Drivers/Guiding an Athlete’s Attention

29 min • 24 maj 2016

Why do teenage and elderly drivers have consistently higher accident rates? Are teenagers just being careless and risky? Does it matter who is in the car with them? Do the declines perceptual and cognitive skills associated with age making driving unsafe for older drivers?

-Guiding an athlete’s attention during training (Time 25:11).

Articles:

Teenage drivers: patterns of risk

The observed effects of teenage passengers on the risky driving behavior of teenage drivers

The impact and sustainability of the graduated driver licensing program in preventing motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts

Naturalistic teenage driving study: Findings and lessons learned

Age, skill, and hazard perception in driving

Glare susceptibility test results correlate with temporal safety margin when executing turns across approaching vehicles in simulated low–sun conditions

Reduced effect of glare disability on driving performance in subjects implanted with blue light filtering intraocular lenses

Identifying crash involvement among older drivers: agreement between self-report and state records

Age and visual search: Expanding the useful field of view

Visual attention problems as a predictor of vehicle crashes in older drivers