title: Behavioral adaptation of young and older drivers to an intersection crossing advisory system.
abstract: An advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) provided information about the right of way regulation and safety to cross an upcoming intersection. Effects were studied in a longer-term study involving 18 healthy older drivers between the ages of 65 and 82 years and 18 healthy young drivers between the ages of 20 and 25 years. Participants repeatedly drove 25 km city routes in eight sessions on separate days over a period of two months in a driving simulator. In each age group, participants were randomly assigned to the control (no ADAS) and treatment (ADAS) group. The control group completed the whole experiment without the ADAS. The treatment group drove two sessions without (sessions 1 and 7) and six times with ADAS. Results indicate effects of ADAS on driving safety for young and older drivers, as intersection time and percentage of stops decreased, speed and critical intersection crossings increased, the number of crashes was lower for treatment groups than for control groups. The implications of results are discussed in terms of behavioral adaptation and safety.
authors.affiliation: UMCG, Department of Neurology, Neuropsychology Unit, Hanzeplein 1, AB 60, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: mandy.dotzauer@dlr.de.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dotzauer
authors.affiliation: University of Groningen, Department of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: d.de.waard@rug.nl.
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Waard
authors.affiliation: UMCG, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Center for Human Movement Sciences, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Room 329 (3215), 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: s.r.caljouw@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Simone R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Caljouw
authors.affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IFAB, Engler-Bunte-Ring 4, Building 40.29, Room 107, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. Electronic address: gloria.poehler@kit.edu.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pöhler
authors.affiliation: UMCG, Department of Neurology, Neuropsychology Unit, Hanzeplein 1, AB 60, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands; University of Groningen, Department of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: w.h.brouwer@rug.nl.
authors.forename: Wiebo H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Brouwer
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011897:Random Allocation; D012449:Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ADAS; Behavioral adaptation; Intersection assistance; Safety; older drivers