title: Driving behaviors following brain injury: self-report and motor vehicle records.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study examined both objective and subjective measures of driving behaviors occurring in the past 5 years for 47 individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and 22 healthy controls (HC), matched for age, gender, education, and years of driving experience.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, subtle descriptive differences in driving characteristics were observed between the two groups. However, comparison of self-reported and documented reports of aberrant driving behaviors did not reveal a significantly greater number of accidents or violations among TBI participants compared with HC drivers. The results suggest that individuals with TBI, who successfully complete a driving evaluation program, are able to reintegrate into the driving community with minimal difficulty.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory, Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, West Orange, New Jersey 07052, USA. mschultheis@kmrrec.org
authors.forename: Maria T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Schultheis
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Matheis
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nead
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male