Age and inconsistency in driving performance

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 293-299

  Bunce, David ^a   Young, Mark S ^a   Blane, Alison ^a   Khugputh, Priya ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Cognitive; Driving; Inconsistency; Intraindividual variability; Simulator

Indexed keywords

AGE; COGNITIVE; DRIVING; INCONSISTENCY; INTRAINDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY;

AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; SIMULATORS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867046552     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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