Errors in motion processing amongst older drivers may increase accident risk

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-156

  Poulter, Damian R ^a   Wann, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Drivers; Looming; Older; Perception; Road; Safety; Tau; Time to contact; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGEING; LOOMING; OLDER; ROAD; TAU; TIME-TO-CONTACT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SENSORY PERCEPTION; TRUCK DRIVERS; VISION;

ACCIDENTS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL FIELD; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877757376     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.03.031     Document Type: Article

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