Driving performance comparing older versus younger drivers

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 41-46

  Doroudgar, Shadi ^a   Chuang, Hannah Mae ^a   Perry, Paul J ^a   Thomas, Kelan ^a   Bohnert, Kimberly ^a   Canedo, Joanne ^a  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

driving; driving simulation; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; STANDARDS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988322442     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2016.1194980     Document Type: Article

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