title: Driving responses of older and younger drivers in a driving simulator.
abstract: This paper reports the findings of a study of younger and older driver behaviour to hazardous traffic manoeuvres in a driving simulator. Hazardous situations on a highway and residential drive were studied and drivers' vision and vehicle performance responses were collected. While all drivers were able to avoid crashes, the finding that older drivers were consistently slower to fixate hazardous stimuli in the driving environment and were slower to respond presents a potentially serious road safety concern. Further research is warranted, especially under conditions of increasing traffic complexity.
authors.affiliation: Monash University Accident Research Centre, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fildes
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charlton
authors.forename: Carlyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: Sjaanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koppel
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001336:Automobiles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013995:Time; D014794:Visual Fields