@article{ref1,
title="Selection or proficiency: How can the mobility of older drivers be maintained? Opinion on behalf of the Executive Board of the German Society of Traffic Psychology eV (DGVP)",
journal="Zeitschrift für Verkehrssicherheit ZVS",
year="2015",
author="Fastenmeier, W. and Gstalter, H. and Rompe, K. O. and Risser, R.",
volume="61",
number="1",
pages="33-42",
abstract="Despite the physical and mental deficiencies of older drivers their accident involvement is not higher than average; thus, older drivers cannot be regarded as a group with a particular accident risk. Nevertheless, several countries have introduced age-based population screenings. Meanwhile, various results from evaluation studies dealing with cost-benefit analyses of these screenings have been published and assessed. The wide span of test procedures that can be found - from questionnaires to medical checks and visual tests and finally psychological testing and driver tests in real traffic - is critically discussed with respect to their potential for predicting future driving performance or even the accident risk of older drivers. On the whole it is concluded that the enormous societal and economic effort of the screenings in no way outweighs any adverse effects on overall road traffic safety and the undue limiting of older people's mobility. Future potentials to enhance traffic safety for elderly drivers lie in technical and constructional measures concerning the vehicle and traffic environment. The most promising approach, however, seems to be additional training for selected elderly drivers. <p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0044-3654",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}