The Hazard Perception Ability of Older Drivers
Open Access
- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
- Vol. 63 (4), P212-P218
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/63.4.p212
Abstract
We investigated the hazard perception ability of older drivers. A sample of 118 older drivers (65 years and older) completed a video-based hazard perception test and an assessment battery designed to measure aspects of cognitive ability, vision, and simple reaction time that might plausibly be linked to hazard perception ability. We found that hazard perception response times increased significantly with age but that this age-related increase could be accounted for by measures of contrast sensitivity and useful field of view. We found that contrast sensitivity, useful field of view, and simple reaction time could account for the variance in hazard perception, independent of one another and of individual differences in age.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
- Bilateral cataract surgery and driving performanceBritish Journal of Ophthalmology, 2006
- The possible safety benefits of enhanced road markings: A driving simulator evaluationTransportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 2006
- Eye fixation scanpaths of younger and older drivers in a hazard perception taskOphthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2005
- Cognitive, sensory and physical factors enabling driving safety in older adultsClinical Psychology Review, 2005
- Eye movements and hazard perception in police pursuit and emergency response driving.Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2003
- The effect of interference on dynamic risk‐taking judgmentsBritish Journal of Psychology, 1999
- The processing-speed theory of adult age differences in cognition.Psychological Review, 1996
- Concern for and knowledge of safety hazards among older people: Implications for research and preventionExperimental Aging Research, 1994
- Visual/cognitive correlates of vehicle accidents in older drivers.Psychology and Aging, 1991
- “Mini-mental state”: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinicianJournal of Psychiatric Research, 1975