Characteristics of Accidents and Violations Caused by Elderly Drivers in Japan

Morita, Kazumoto; Sekine, Michiaki

doi:10.4271/2013-01-0014

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“…Among people injured in this age group, there was an 8.9 percent increase from 2007 [10] . In the case of Japan, while the number of young driving license holders below 24 years of age gradually decreased, the number of elderly license holders aged 65 or older increased [11] . In 2012, elderly drivers, who are defined as those 65 and up, were involved in 102,997 accidents nationwide -up from 83,058 in 2002 [3] .…”

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“…Glaucoma is a disease that increases with age, and one symptom is difficulty seeing in one part of the visual field. It is reported that symptoms of open-angle glaucoma are present in about 3.9% of people aged 40 years or older in Japan [11] . Iwase et al [15] reported that when these glaucoma patients drive, they have an increased likelihood of having an accident.…”

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Exploring Challenges in Developing a Smart and Effective Assistive System for Improving the Experience of the Elderly Drivers

Jung

Meng

Qin

2017

Chin. J. Mech. Eng.

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As the overall population ages, driving-related accidents and injuries, associated with elderly drivers, have risen. Existing research about elderly drivers mainly focuses on factual data collection and analysis, indicating the elderly's growing fatal accident rates and their different behaviours compared to younger drivers. However, few research has focused on design-led practical solutions to mitigate the elderly's growing fatal accidents, by considering their usability and body conditions, afflicting the elderly, such as decreased vision, hearing, and reaction times. In this paper, first, current worldwide situations on growing fatal accident rates for elderly drivers is reviewed and the key impact factors are identified and discussed with regarding to usability and design trend in the automotive technology for elderly. Second, existing smart vehicle technology-based solutions to promote safe driving are explored and their pros and cons are discussed and analysed. Most of solutions are not created by people with driving difficulties, which are caused by health problems most commonly afflicting the elderly. Thirdly, diverse design-led research activities are taken such as a survey, observation, and interviews to gain new understanding of what kinds of driving problems elderly drivers have and demonstrate how new system concepts could be developed for the elderly's benefits. Finally, it is found that the elderly's low vision and late reaction are main factors causing their driving difficulties. Based on this finding, usable vehicle system design ideas have been proposed, by utilising facial expression sensing technology as a solution. The proposed solutions would ensure reducing both the elderly's driving problems and high fatal accident rates and provide a more enjoyable driving environment for the elderly population.

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Section: Problem: Impact Of Road Traffic Accidents On Elderly 21 Gromentioning

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Section: Lower Visionmentioning

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Exploring Challenges in Developing a Smart and Effective Assistive System for Improving the Experience of the Elderly Drivers

Jung

Meng

Qin

2017

Chin. J. Mech. Eng.

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“…Glaucoma is a disease that increases with age, and one symptom is difficulty seeing in one part of the visual field. It is reported that symptoms of open-angle glaucoma are present in about 3.9% of people aged 40 years or older in Japan (Morita & Sekine, 2013). Iwase et al (2004) reported that when these glaucoma patients drive, they have an increased likelihood of having an accident.…”

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Development of safe-driving-system features for elderly drivers

Jung¹,

Qin

2014

Systems Science & Control Engineering

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As the overall population ages, elderly drivers will become a larger percentage of the driving population. However, drivingrelated accidents and injuries associated with elderly drivers are also on the rise. To determine the causes of this trend, we researched existing vehicle systems that use different sensors and signals to promote safe driving. We found that although the systems alert drivers to potential collisions and assist them in finding a location easily, they were not practical enough to protect elderly drivers. For the most part, they were not created by people with driving difficulties caused by health problems, which in turn often afflict the elderly. To address this issue, we analysed the drawbacks of the current systems and used a focus group of people with body conditions that have declined due to age to discover the problems they encounter while driving. With the focus group, we used diverse research activities, such as surveys, observations, and interviews, to demonstrate how new system features (concepts) could be developed for the elderly. Finally, we proposed that adequate system features for the elderly would improve driving safety and provide a more enjoyable driving environment for this population.

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New Trial Analysis of Characteristics of Accidents and Traffic Violations by Elderly Drivers in Japan

Morita

Sekine

2014

SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst.

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Characteristics of Accidents and Violations Caused by Elderly Drivers in Japan

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Exploring Challenges in Developing a Smart and Effective Assistive System for Improving the Experience of the Elderly Drivers

Exploring Challenges in Developing a Smart and Effective Assistive System for Improving the Experience of the Elderly Drivers

Development of safe-driving-system features for elderly drivers

New Trial Analysis of Characteristics of Accidents and Traffic Violations by Elderly Drivers in Japan

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