The research described in this edition of "Traffic Tech" examined the effectiveness of four types of training techniques designed to improve the driving performance of normally aging adults. Each technique is suitable for a broad cross-section of the healthy older driver population. The study did not include training programs designed specifically for an individualized rehabilitation regime. For example, the study did not include a customized rehabilitation regime tailored to meet the needs of a driver following a stroke. The research team measured training effectiveness by comparing the on-road performance of drivers 65 and older in each treatment group with that of a control group (that received a neutral intervention) before and immediately after training, and again after a 3-month delay. Thus, study results reflected planned comparisons between each treatment group and the control group, but did not compare treatment groups to one another.
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
2018-05-01 | NHTSA BSR Traffic Tech
Abstract:
This report contains case studies of an Impaired Driving Leadership Model, as it was implemented in three States – New Mexico, Washington State, and...
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2012-08-01 | NHTSA BSR Traffic Tech
Abstract:
The first six months of unsupervised driving are the most hazardous in a novice driver’s driving experience. Most States adopted graduated driver li...
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