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:
  • Drivers
  • High risk drivers
  • Aged drivers
  • Elder road users
  • Aging drivers
  • Screening
  • Safe mobility
• 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.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BDK77 977-17
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25052/dot_25052_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 368.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:43345bde4bd113746acd75df07ed4d614ad9745cd7339a18ace62daed9890b15