A Prospective, Population-Based Study of the Role of Visual Impairment in Motor Vehicle Crashes among Older Drivers: The SEE Study

Objective: Vision is regarded as the most important source of information during driving. The need for good eye care practices among the commercial drivers therefore cannot be overemphasized. This study aimed to determine the eye care practices of commercial drivers in a developing country and their association with involvement in road traffic crash (RTC). Methods:A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 328 registered commercial drivers in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. Multistage random sampling method was used to select the participants while semi-structured, interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on the socio-demography, eye care practices and involvement in RTC.Results: Data was analysed using SPSS version 18. The level of significance was set at p-value of less or equal to 0.05. Most (75.8%) of the commercial drivers had clear knowledge on good eye care practices. Majority, 79.6% of them had poor eye care practice. Only one-fifth of the drivers who practice good eye care had been involved in RTC in the last five years (p = 0.548). There was no statistically significant association between good eye care practices and involvement in RTC. Conclusion:Good eye care practice especially regular eye check at the hospital can help in early detection of poor visual function to enable prompt intervention. The consequences of RTC could be very fatal, it is therefore imperative for commercial drivers to always exhibit good eye care practices bearing in mind the major role of vision in driving. Resume Objectif: la vision est considérée comme la source d'information la plus importante pendant la conduite. Le besoin de bonnes pratiques de soins oculaires chez les conducteurs commerciaux ne peut donc pas être trop souligné. Cette étude visait à déterminer les pratiques de soins oculaires des conducteurs commerciaux dans un pays en développement et leur association avec la participation à un accident du trafic routier (RTC). Keywords Méthodes:Une étude descriptive transversale a été menée auprès de 328 conducteurs commerciaux enregistrés dans la métropole Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. La méthode d'échantillonnage aléatoire à plusieurs étapes a été utilisée pour sélectionner les participants en semi-structuré, le questionnaire administré par l'intervieweur a été utilisé pour obtenir des informations sur la sociodémographie, les pratiques de soins oculaires et la participation à la RTC. Résultats:Les données ont été analysées à l'aide de la version 18 de SPSS. Le niveau d'importance a été fixé à une valeur p inférieure ou égale à 0,05. La plupart (75,8%) des conducteurs commerciaux avaient une connaissance claire des bonnes pratiques de soins oculaires. En majorité, 79,6% d'entre eux avaient une mauvaise pratique des soins oculaires. Seulement un cinquième des conducteurs qui pratiquent de bons soins de l'oeil ont été impliqués dans RTC au cours des cinq dernières années (p = 0.548). Il n'y avait aucune association statistiquement significative entre les bonnes...

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“…The study revealed that majority 209 (63.7%) falls within the age group 40 -59years, this is similar to past studies (1,7,11,12,13).…”

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Eye care practices among commercial drivers in a developing country

Chidi-Egboka¹,

Bolarinwa²,

Awoyemi³

et al. 2017

Research Journal of Health Sciences

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“…Research has indicated that advancing age is associated with decreased performance on the UFOV because of the higher prevalence of visual search, attention, and speed of processing deficits (Ball et al, 1988) as well as poorer vision and mental status . Among older adults, UFOV Risk Index (RI) impairment has been shown to predict driving competence , vehicle crashes Owsley et al, 1998;Rubin et al, 2007), and driving safety (Clay et al, 2005). Additionally, older drivers with UFOV 2 impairments have 2.3 times higher risk for crash involvement .…”

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Predicting Older Driver On-Road Performance by Means of the Useful Field of View and Trail Making Test Part B

Classen

Wang

Crizzle

et al. 2013

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The Useful Field of View Ò (UFOV) and Trail Making Test Part B (Trails B) are measures of divided attention.We determined which measure was more accurate in predicting on-road outcomes among drivers (N 5 198, mean age 5 73.86, standard deviation 5 6.05). Receiver operating characteristic curves for the UFOV (Risk Index [RI] and Subtests 1-3) and Trails B significantly predicted on-road outcomes. Contrasting Trails B with the UFOV RI and subtests, the only difference was found between the UFOV RI and Trails B, indicating the UFOV RI was the best predictor of on-road outcomes. Misclassifications of drivers totaled 28 for the UFOV RI, 62 for Trails B, and 58 for UFOV Subtest 2. The UFOV RI is a superior test in predicting on-road outcomes, but the Trails B has acceptable accuracy and is comparable to the other UFOV subtests.

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“…This conclusion may further hint that older drivers tend to have more TYS violations than TSS violations. There is a relationship between psychological and physical ability loss with aging and crash risk increase [37], which can help explain older drivers' failure to stop at stop signs or red light running due to poor vision or cognition.…”

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The Influence of Contributory Factors on Driving Violations at Intersections: An Exploratory Analysis

Pei

et al. 2013

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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Driving violation has been identified as one of the prominent contributing factors involved in crashes occurring at intersections. However, very little literature has studied the influence of contributory factors on driving violation. The goal of the present study was to analyze the effect of contributory factors on traffic sign and signals (TSS) violation, turning-yielding-signaling (TYS) violation, and speeding related (SR) violation at intersections, and the likelihood of each type of driving violation was predicted by using a multinomial logistic model. The findings of this study indicated that younger drivers (ages 15-24) had a propensity to commit SR violations, but older drivers (ages 65+) had the adverse situations. The likelihood of SR violations for males was higher than TYS violations, while contrary outcome was obtained during daylight. At traffic sign or signals controlled intersections, the odds of TSS violations and TYS violations were greater than SR violations, and similar outcomes were gained in four-way intersections or T-intersections. Drivers distracted cognitively were more likely to be in commission of TYS violations than SR violations, whereas it is opposite to passenger or in-vehicle related distractions. Inattention/distraction significantly affected the likelihood of each type of driving violation. Implications of the findings from current study are discussed.

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A Prospective, Population-Based Study of the Role of Visual Impairment in Motor Vehicle Crashes among Older Drivers: The SEE Study

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Eye care practices among commercial drivers in a developing country

Eye care practices among commercial drivers in a developing country

Predicting Older Driver On-Road Performance by Means of the Useful Field of View and Trail Making Test Part B

The Influence of Contributory Factors on Driving Violations at Intersections: An Exploratory Analysis

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