Validity and Usability of a Safe Driving Behavior Measure for Older Adults : [Summary]

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• Creators:
  Classen, Sherrilene
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Florida
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aged Drivers Aging Drivers Drivers Elder Road Users High Risk Drivers Safe Mobility Screening
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Edition:
  Summary.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Florida leads the U.S. in number of people over
  
  65, now 18%, rising to 27% by 2030. Also likely to
  
  rise are crashes involving over-65 drivers. Most
  
  older adults modify their driving behaviors in
  
  response to age-related changes; however, at-risk
  
  older drivers not identified as such are most likely
  
  to be involved in crashes or receive citations.
  
  Some states define when to limit an older driver’s
  
  privileges, but removing these privileges has many
  
  negative effects on an older adult’s mental and
  
  physical health. As Florida’s Safe Mobility for Life
  
  Coalition implements its Aging Road User Strategic
  
  Safety Plan, it becomes crucial to accurately
  
  measure older driver’s behaviors to identify unsafe
  
  driving and reduce its effects while maintaining
  
  their independence and quality of life. A
  
  comprehensive on-the-road driving evaluation
  
  is considered the gold standard, but it can be
  
  expensive, complex, unavailable to many older
  
  drivers, and must be administered and validated
  
  by a Certified Driving Rehabilitation Specialist
  
  (CDRS), of which there are about 500 in the U.S.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDK77 977-17
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:43345bde4bd113746acd75df07ed4d614ad9745cd7339a18ace62daed9890b15
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25052/dot_25052_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 368.89 KB ]