Collisions Involving Senior Drivers: High-Risk Conditions and Locations

Mayhew, D R; Simpson, H M; Ferguson, Susan A.

doi:10.1080/15389580600636724

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“…Older drivers often fail to yield to the right-of-way (Aizenberg & McKenzie, 1997;McGwin & Brown, 1999). They experience problems estimating safe gaps between oneself and approaching cars (Oxley et al, 2006) which leads to an over-involvement of crashes when turning left (Griffin, 2004;Mayhew et al, 2006), but also makes passing straight through an intersection a problematic undertaking (Preusser et al, 1998). Approaching and crossing an intersection involves several processes resulting in a complex task.…”

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Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Dotzauer¹,

Caljouw

Waard

et al. 2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Abstract:Within the next few decades, the number of older drivers operating a vehicle will increase rapidly (Eurostat, 2011). As age increases so does physical vulnerability, age-related impairments, and the risk of being involved in a fatal crashes. Older drivers experience problems in driving situations that require divided attention and decision making under time pressure as reflected by their overrepresentation in at-fault crashes on intersections. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) especially designed to support older drivers crossing intersections might counteract these difficulties. In a longer-term driving simulator study, the effects of an intersection assistant on driving were evaluated. 18 older drivers (M= 71.44 years) returned repeatedly completing a ride either with or without a support system in a driving simulator. In order to test the intersection assistance, eight intersections were depicted for further analyses. Results show that ADAS affects driving. Equipped with ADAS, drivers allocated more attention to the road center rather than the left and right, crossed intersections in shorter time, engaged in higher speeds, and crossed more often with a critical *Manuscript Click here to view linked References 2 time-to-collision (TTC) value. The implications of results are discussed in terms of behavioral adaptation and safety. Keywords:intersection assistance, older drivers, behavioral adaptation, safety, ADAS Highlights: More attention is allocated to the road center when driving with the system  Intersection assistance decreases intersection crossing time  Drivers equipped with ADAS cross intersections more often with a critical TTC 3

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Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Dotzauer¹,

Caljouw

Waard

et al. 2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Correctly perceiving the speed, and hence the distance and "time away" of an approaching vehicle, is a very important skill in manoeuvres where one has to turn across oncoming traffic (Hesketh & Godley, 2002;McGwin & Brown, 1999;Skaar et al, 2003). It's relevant that a high proportion of older drivers' accidents occur in intersections when entering traffic or crossing a main road (Mayhew et al, 2006). A deficit in accurate speed perception of oncoming vehicles judged by TTA could hinder the adequate decision in those manoeuvres.…”

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Time-to-Arrival and Useful Field of View: Associations with Reported Driving Difficulties Among Older Adults

Marmeleira

Ferreira

Godinho

et al. 2007

Proceedings of the 4th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle

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Summary:The purpose of this study was to determine self-reported driving difficulties related to time-to-arrival (TTA) and/or useful field of view (UFOV), to identify associations between TTA and UFOV, and to compare the TTA estimated accuracy between different vehicle speed approaches. Thirty-eight male and female active drivers ages 61 to 81 years (70,2 ± 5,0 years) participated in this study. The UFOV ® test was applied. TTA was studied with a removal paradigm, using two vehicle speeds (50 and 70km/h) for data collection. A driving habits questionnaire was administered, including items concerning driving difficulties. Results showed that lower performances in divided attention (subtest 2 of UFOV ® ) were significantly associated with reported difficulties in hightraffic intersections, trouble seeing the signs in time to respond to them, and problems judging the speed or distance of an approaching vehicle. Concerning TTA, greater response bias and/or greater response inconsistency were significantly associated with difficulties in overtaking other cars, difficulties seeing the signs in time to react to them, difficulties in the speed or distance perception of an oncoming vehicle. Low associations were found between UFOV and TTA measures. TTA estimated accuracy increased when the vehicle traveled at higher speeds. We concluded that both TTA and UFOV seem to be important measures to identify driving difficulties in older adults. The TTA could be relevant in measuring specific aspects of visual information processing in addition to other instruments like UFOV ® .

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“…An extensive literature exists on older drivers, suggesting that as a group, they are more risk averse than younger drivers but suffer from perceptual deficiencies and problems judging and responding to traffic flow. 8,9 Perhaps grandparents are made more nervous about the task of driving with the "precious cargo" of their grandchildren and establish more cautious driving habits to offset these challenges. Such adaptations might mitigate child injury after crashes when compared with parent drivers, even with very comparable gross measures of crash severity.…”

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“…8,9 The NHTSA estimates that currently 38 million adults in the United States are older than 65 years of age (13% of the total population) and that 30 million are licensed to drive. 10 By 2030, the population over the age of 65 years is expected to increase to 70 million (20% of the total population).…”

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Grandparents Driving Grandchildren: An Evaluation of Child Passenger Safety and Injuries

Henretig

Durbin²,

Kallan

et al. 2011

Pediatrics

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:Appropriate child-restraint and seating practices reduce child-passenger injury risk, and child-passenger safety education typically targets parent drivers. Grandparents also drive with their grandchildren, yet little is known about their child-passenger safety practices or injuries after crashes. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:In this study, grandparents represented nearly 10% of drivers in crashes involving child occupants. The adjusted risk of child injury for grandparent drivers was 50% lower than that for parent drivers, despite less optimal use of child restraint in grandparent-driver crashes.abstract OBJECTIVES: To compare restraint-use practices and injuries among children in crashes with grandparent versus parent drivers. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of motor vehicle crashes that occurred from January 15, 2003, to November 30, 2007, involving children aged 15 years or younger, with cases identified via insurance claims and data collected via follow-up telephone surveys. We calculated the relative risk of significant child-passenger injury for grandparent-driven versus parent-driven vehicles. Logistic regression modeling estimated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusting for several child occupant, driver, vehicle, and crash characteristics. RESULTS:Children driven by grandparents comprised 9.5% of the sample but resulted in only 6.6% of the total injuries. Injuries were reported for 1302 children, for an overall injury rate of 1.02 (95% CI: 0.90 -1.17) per 100 child occupants. These represented 161 weighted injuries (0.70% injury rate) with grandparent drivers and 2293 injuries (1.05% injury rate) with parent drivers. Although nearly all children were reported to have been restrained, children in crashes with grandparent drivers used optimal restraint slightly less often. Despite this, children in grandparent-driven crashes were at one-half the risk of injuries as those in parent-driven crashes (OR: 0.50 [95% CI: 0.33-0.75]) after adjustment. CONCLUSIONS:Grandchildren seem to be safer in crashes when driven by grandparents than by their parents, but safety could be enhanced if grandparents followed current child-restraint guidelines. Additional elucidation of safe grandparent driving practices when carrying their grandchildren may inform future child-occupant driving education guidelines for all drivers.

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Collisions Involving Senior Drivers: High-Risk Conditions and Locations

Cited by 128 publications

References 35 publications

Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Intersection assistance: A safe solution for older drivers?

Time-to-Arrival and Useful Field of View: Associations with Reported Driving Difficulties Among Older Adults

Grandparents Driving Grandchildren: An Evaluation of Child Passenger Safety and Injuries

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