Download or read book Estimating the Accident Risk of Older Drivers written by David S. Loughran and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the U.S. population ages, so will the population of licensed drivers. Policymakers are concerned that this will lead to increases in traffic accidents and, consequently, injury to property and person. This report investigates how this aging will likely affect traffic safety.
Download or read book Regulating Older Drivers written by David S. Loughran and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are older drivers posing increasing risk to the public? If so, what public policies might mitigate that risk? Older drivers (those 65 and older) are slightly likelier than drivers aged 25 to 64 to cause an accident, but drivers aged 15 to 24 are nearly three times likelier than older drivers to do so. The authors of this paper conclude that stricter licensing policies targeting older drivers would likely not improve traffic safety substantially.
Download or read book The Safety of Elderly Drivers written by J. Peter Rothe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the turn of the century, the elderly will comprise about 20 percent of the population in North America, and 28 percent of those who drive. Place this percentage in high-powered automobiles, and the need for planning and policy development becomes evident. Most standard research on elderly drivers has not gone beyond gathering data on specific situations or characteristics. This book rises beyond simple statistical presentation. It blends sociological insight with statistical detail to produce an absorbing description of the elderly drivers' daily lives, driving styles, experiences with accident and injury, social relationships, and life aspirations. It also describes areas of neglect: imagined and real health problems, driving exposure and traffic violations, accidents, and loss of self-esteem. It presents In-depth accounts of the trauma of loss of license and the Importance of the automobile for sustaining mental, physical, and social well being. The self-Imposed or self-defined rules elderly drivers use to navigate traffic or compensate for physical frailities are described in depth. The Safety of Elderly Drivers Includes penetrating comments from elderly drivers who have been involved in serious accidents, and from random elderly drivers speaking for their generation of drivers. Integrating statistical findings based on Motor Vehicle Department accident data and survey data with comprehensive interviews and discussions with elderly drivers. the book provides an emperically grounded. In-depth view of the elderly driver today. Rothe summarizes theories and models of aging. along with past research on elder[y drivers. projecting what the future may hold If present trends in medicine. housing. politics. migration. and mass transit continue. It closes with a series of recommendations for future traffic planning. This book will be of Interest to policymakers concerned with traffic safety, as well as social scientists and others Interested In gerontological issues.
Download or read book Exposure and Accident Risk Among Older Drivers written by John E. Catchpole and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Older Driver Risks and Countermeasures written by David Elliott and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Identifying Behaviors and Situations Associated with Increased Crash Risk for Older Drivers written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Older Drivers Accident Risk written by Liisa Hakamies-Blomqvist and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Identifying Behaviors and Situations Associated with Increased Crash Risk for Older Drivers written by Jane C. Stutts and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews published literature and analyzes the most recent Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and National Automotive Sampling System (NASS)/General Estimates System (GES) data to identify specific driving behaviors (performance errors), and combinations of driver, vehicle, and roadway/environmental characteristics associated with increased crash involvement by older drivers. The analyses reveal, in considerable detail, the contemporary (2002-2006) crash experience of older drivers on streets and highways in the United States. The over- and under-involvement of drivers ages 60-69, 70-79, and 80+ in various crash types has been highlighted through tabular summaries, graphs, and accompanying discussion. For subsets of the two-vehicle crash data within each national database, crash involvement ratios based on comparisons of at-fault to not-at-fault drivers within groups of drivers from 20 to 80 and older, segregated in 10-year cohorts, provide further exposure-adjusted estimates of the magnitude of particular risk factors.
Download or read book Highway Safety written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Older Drivers written by Ezio C. Cerrelli and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Older Adult Injury Risk Assessment in the Driving and Occupational Environments written by Laura Fraade-Blanar and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is experiencing a demographic transition as the population of older adults increases. Many older adults continue to work and drive to support and sustain economic and social health. However, for some, the aging process can be accompanied by declines in cognitive and physical capacity which may increase the risk of a collision or injury. This dissertation examined the association between cognitive and physical function and the risk of motor vehicle collision or occupational injury among older adults. Chapters 2 and 3 explored crash risk associated with cognitive decline and dementia among older drivers. By 2024, 25% of US drivers will be over the age of 65 years. The fatal crash involvement rate among older drivers begins to increase after age 65. Driving simulator and road test studies found lower driving performance associated with lower cognitive function. In chapter 2, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine the association between incremental differences in cognition and crash risk among older drivers without dementia. Cognitive function was measured using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument-Item Response Theory (CASI-IRT) score. Older adult participants were drawn from the Group Health Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Study. ACT records were merged with Washington State crash and licensure records. Eligible participants were age 65 and above and had an active driver's license. We used a generalized estimating equation model with robust standard errors, clustered on the individual. Among ACT study participants, there were 23.4 police-reported crashes per 1000 driver-years. The adjusted incident risk ratio of crash, comparing a higher CASI-IRT score to a score one unit lower was 1.28 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.51). The change in CASI-IRT was not significantly associated with an increase in crash risk. Chapter 3 explored the hazard rate of a crash for older licensed drivers with diagnosed dementia compared to older adults without diagnosis of dementia. This retrospective cohort study used longitudinal clinical and pharmacy records for Group Health members age 65 to 79. Participant records were merged with Washington State police-reported crash records and licensure data from the Washington State Department of Licensing. We assessed the association between diagnosed dementia and crash risk using survival analysis. Dementia was modeled as a time-varying covariate. The overall crash rate was 14.7 per 1,000 driver-years. In a multivariate model, the hazard ratio of crash among those with dementia was 0.56 (95% CI: 0.33, 0.95) relative to older adults without diagnosed dementia. Chapter 4 focused on the association between the physical health of older workers in relation to the job requirements needed for employment and the risk of occupational injury. For this retrospective cohort study, job demands were assessed both objectively (using data derived from an expert panel available through the Occupational Information Network (O*NET)), and subjective assessment of job demand skills as reported by the older worker. Participants were drawn from the Health and Retirement study, a longitudinal national survey composed of biennial interviews age 50 and above. Analyses employed a modified Poisson regression model with robust standard errors, clustered on the individual. Overall, the rate of reporting any injury was 22 per 1000 person-years. Individuals with higher objective or subjective physical job demands were at greater risk of an occupational injury. When physical job demands were high, a mismatch between physical ability and job demands was associated with a two-to-three-fold higher risk of occupational injury.
Download or read book Exposure and Accident Risk Among Older Drivers written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated cessation of driving by older Victorian license holders; the rate of involvement in casualty accidents per distance driven for Victorian drivers of various ages, and the factors that contribute to the over-representation of older drivers in casualty accidents.
Download or read book Strategies for Estimating Driver Accident Risk in Relation to California s Negligent operator Point System written by Michael A. Gebers and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mature Driver written by Naomi G. Rotter and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To answer the question of whether New Jersey's mature drivers present an increased risk of injury and fatalities to themselves and others, analyses of accident and violation records were performed. A survey was also conducted of a sample of State Departments of Motor Vehicles regarding licensing of mature drivers. The data analyses showed that New Jersey's older drivers, similar to those in other states, are involved in fewer crashes when compared to other age groups. Their rate of crash involvement per population also decreases. For crash involvements per licensed driver, we found a similar pattern of decrease with age until the drivers reached their mid-nineties. Then the trend showed an increase. Mature drivers have accidents in different places and times than do younger drivers and may be less safe than middle-aged drivers.
Download or read book Older Drivers written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safety and Mobility Issues in Licensing and Education of Older Drivers written by Paul A. Brainin and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Older Driver Pilot Program Report of the Secretary of Transportation to the United States Congress Pursuant to Section 208 Public Law 100 17 written by United States. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
