Do older drivers at-risk for crashes modify their driving over time?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-170

  Ross, Lesley A ^a,b   Clay, Olivio J ^a   Edwards, Jerri D ^c   Ball, Karlene K ^a   Wadley, Virginia G ^a,d   Vance, David E ^a   Cissell, Gayla M ^e   Roenker, Daniel L ^e   Joyce, John J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash risk; Older drivers; Self regulation; UFOV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL FIELD; AGING; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRIVER LICENCE; FOLLOW UP; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 64149100143     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbn034     Document Type: Article

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