Vehicle and Driving Safety: The Effects of Aging on Driving Skills

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Vehicle and Driving Safety: The Effects of Aging on Driving Skills

2010-11-01
By USAA Educational Foundation

File Language:

English

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Corporate Creators:

USAA Educational Foundation
Subject/TRT Terms:
Resource Type:

Booklet/Pamphlet
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

USAA Educational Foundation
NTL Classification:

NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY
Abstract:

Each year millions of individuals become senior adults who rely on driving to maintain independence. Age does not reflect driving ability. As a group, older adults are among the safest on the road — wearing seat belts, obeying the speed limit and avoiding drinking and driving more than other age groups. Nevertheless, older adults are more likely to be injured or killed in a vehicle accident, no matter who is at fault. Safe driving requires the complex coordination of many skills. Although few individuals associate 40-year-old adults with aging, this is when subtle changes in vision, hearing, fitness and concentration can begin — and may affect driving proficiency.
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PDF
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39399/dot_39399_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 1.91 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:114e3c834d68b9418ab1561b0f42dbed01bab944796aaf10e8d8943f31f2edaf

File Language:

English

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