Identifying Behaviors and Situations Associated With Increased Crash Risk for Older Drivers

Stutts, Jane; Martell, Carol; Staplin, Loren

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Identifying Behaviors and Situations Associated With Increased Crash Risk for Older Drivers

2009-06-01
By Stutts, Jane ; Martell, Carol ; Staplin, Loren

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Stutts, Jane ; Martell, Carol ; Staplin, Loren
Corporate Creators:

TransAnalytics, LLC ; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Highway Safety Research Center
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT HS 811 093
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1525666
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
Abstract:

This report reviews published literature and analyzes the most recent Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and National Automotive Sampling System (NASS)/General Estimates System (GES) data to identify specific driving behaviors (performance errors), and combinations of driver, vehicle, and roadway/environmental characteristics associated with increased crash involvement by older drivers. The analyses reveal, in considerable detail, the contemporary (2002−2006) crash experience of older drivers on streets and highways in the United States. The over- and under-involvement of drivers ages 60-69, 70-79, and 80+ in various crash types has been highlighted through tabular summaries, graphs, and accompanying discussion. For subsets ofthe two-vehicle crash data within each national database, crash involvementratios based on comparisons of at-fault to not-at-fault drivers within groups of drivers from 20 to 80 and older, segregated in 10-year cohorts, provide further exposure-adjusted estimates of the magnitude of particular risk factors.
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PDF
Funding:

Contract No. DTNH22-05-D-05043
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1880/dot_1880_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 4.75 MB]
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NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
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urn:sha256:36b695153c977109472d5f7145d71c5a56fe29d57fae98541f1fbbc9c7e04eee

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English

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