Citation

Fildes BN, Charlton J, Muir C, Koppel S. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 2007; 51: 559-572.

Affiliation

Monash University Accident Research Centre, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18184513

PMCID

PMC3217503

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of a study of younger and older driver behaviour to hazardous traffic manoeuvres in a driving simulator. Hazardous situations on a highway and residential drive were studied and drivers' vision and vehicle performance responses were collected. While all drivers were able to avoid crashes, the finding that older drivers were consistently slower to fixate hazardous stimuli in the driving environment and were slower to respond presents a potentially serious road safety concern. Further research is warranted, especially under conditions of increasing traffic complexity.

Language: en