Liability of older drivers in collisions

Older drivers’ road traffic crashes in the UK

“…Langford and Koppel (2006), OECD (2001), Boufous et al (2008), Moore et al (1982), Viano et al (1990), Verhaegen (1995), Bédard et al (2002), and Rabbitt and Parker (2002). Boufous et al (2008), for example, linked police crash records and hospitalization data from Australia.…”

Killer crashes: Fatal road traffic accidents in the UK

“…Moore et al, 1982;Viano et al, 1990;Verhaegen, 1995). With an ageing population which has greater susceptibility from side impacts (Viano et al, 1990), and an increased risk of fatality from side impacts as opposed to frontal impacts (Bédard et al, op.…”

Driving into the Sunset: Supporting Cognitive Functioning in Older Drivers

“…This tends to be due to deficits in “bottom-up” visual and cognitive processing, as opposed to “top-down” failures of experience or expertise [13]. Verhaegen [18] argues that this decrement in performance is consistent with the notion that cognitive abilities decline with age.…”

“…There is a wide body of scientific evidence to suggest that age-related declines in cognitive functions such as attention and decision making can be a source of increased crash risk on the roads (e.g., [ 18 – 20 ]). Aging leads to declines in many perceptual and cognitive functions related to driving, with visual, spatial, and attentional abilities all having been shown as potential sources of increased risk.…”