The “Co‐pilot” Driver Syndrome

Shua-Haim, Joshua R.; Gross, Joel S.

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb03739.x

Cited by 40 publications

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“…With regards to the use of copilots, it has been estimated that up to 10% of drivers with dementia rely on copilots to continue driving 57 . Some have advocated for the use of copilots as a means of increasing the safety of drivers with mild dementia 18,58,59 . Although it is acknowledged that driving alone is a risk factor for crashing in drivers with dementia, 60 some authorities tend to dismiss the use of copilots as a compensation strategy 52 .…”

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Systematic Review of Driving Risk and the Efficacy of Compensatory Strategies in Persons with Dementia

Man-Son-Hing

Marshall

Molnar

et al. 2007

J American Geriatrics Society

159

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Systematic Review of Driving Risk and the Efficacy of Compensatory Strategies in Persons with Dementia

Man-Son-Hing

Marshall

Molnar

et al. 2007

J American Geriatrics Society

159

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“…Some studies of older drivers mention the involvement of "co-pilots", or passengers who assist the driver in making observations about road scenarios (11), (12), (13). However, these publications do not address how vehicle occupancy affects safety.…”

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Vehicle Occupancy and Crash Risk

Geyer

Ragland

2005

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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This study explores the association between vehicle occupancy and a driver's risk of causing a fatal crash, not wearing a seatbelt, and using alcohol. The survey population is the set of drivers represented in the Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS) (years 1992 to 2002). The independent variables are driver age, driver gender, passenger age, passenger gender, and vehicle occupancy. The outcome variables are whether the driver was at fault in causing the fatal crash, whether the driver wore a seatbelt, and whether the driver had been using alcohol. For male teenager drivers, driving with teenage passengers correlated with an increase risk of causing a crash. For all female drivers, and for male drivers over age 40, passenger presence correlated with a reduced risk of causing a fatal crash. Drivers age 15 to 30 were less likely to wear a seatbelt when passengers were present, than when driving solo. Drivers age 50 and above had higher seatbelt use rates when passengers were present. This protective effect of passengers was stronger for male drivers than female drivers, and for male drivers the effect increased by age. Drivers age 15-34 accompanied by passengers were more likely to have consumed alcohol than solo drivers of the same age group. These results offer an interesting perspective for research in the area of driver distraction, and update current knowledge on older drivers and the role of seatbelt and alcohol awareness.

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“…Driver avoidance and restriction are just two types of self-regulation that may increase driver safety. The following self-regulatory behaviours also support older drivers with cognitive impairment; use of a co-pilot [46], choosing a safe vehicle or one that is equipped with advanced technology such as Global Positioning Systems [47], driver retraining programs or programs focussed on enhancing cognitive processing [48] and the use of medication to minimise cognitive impairment [49]. Future research could investigate a range of selfregulation strategies to determine whether drivers with cognitive impairment rely more on one strategy than another.…”

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