Older drivers' acceptance of in-vehicle systems and the effect it has on safety.

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• Creators:
  Smith, Kayla ; Marshall, Dawn ; Chrysler, Susan
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Iowa
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic safety
  • Aged
  • Accident data
  • Literature reviews
  • Acceptance
  • Age groups
  • Active safety systems
  • Driver support systems
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MATC-UI: 217 ; 25-1121-0003-217
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mid-America Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  Older drivers make up the fastest growing ; segment of the ; driving population and are ; , ; in general, unde ; rrepresented in ; vehicle crashes due to their self ; - ; restrictive driving habits. ; However, as the baby ; - ; boomer generation ; ages into the ; population of older drivers, the presence of in ; - ; vehicle systems designed to counteract the physical and psychological ; changes ; of aging could change their habits. ; Using a literature review to identify systems, effects of aging, and crash ; statistics of older drivers ; , ; various in ; - ; vehicle system types were identified and rated for their potential to ; mitigate ; the effects ; of aging ; on d ; riving performance and behavior ; . ; Focus groups were then held with two age groups of older drivers (55 ; - ; 64 ; and 65 ; - ; 75) to assess their acceptance of four different systems identified by the literature review. ; Data from the focus ; groups were factored into a fi ; nal in ; - ; vehicle system matrix that rates system types’ benefits to older drivers based on their ; generalized ; ability to counteract the effects of aging, and older driver ; s’ ; acceptance of them. ; In ; - ; vehicle systems that alert ; drivers to potential hazards ( ; e.g., ; a ; forward collision warning system) resulted in the highest safety rating while systems ; that facilitated a driver’s ability to control the vehicle ( ; e.g., ; an a ; nti ; - ; lock braking system) had the lowest safety rating. ; Overall, the younger age group ; s ; of older dr ; ivers were more trusting of the various safety systems and felt that drivers their ; age would want the various systems ; compared to the older age group. ; In contrast, the 65 ; - ; 75 year olds were less anxious ; and less concerned about becoming over ; ly ; reliant on th ; e different systems compared to the 55 ; - ; 64 year olds
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28304/dot_28304_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.23 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:345f7f0bb046a603636a0311a03fa7c5ef3619f415e04a03a089a5b09744dc9c