Hazard perception in emergency medical service responders.

The perception of on-road hazards is critically important to emergency medical services (EMS) professionals, the patients they transport and the general public. This study compared hazard perception in EMS and civilian drivers of similar age and personal driving experience. Twenty-nine EMS professionals and 24 non-professional drivers were given a dynamic hazard perception test (HPT).

Modernization of the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire.

Introduction: The current study builds on previous versions of the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) by incorporating a larger sample of driving behaviors targeting inattention, distraction, aggressive driving, and health related to aging. The goals of this study were to determine if the resulting factor structure was consistent with a more contemporary view of unsafe driving behaviors, and to determine whether scores on the factors could predict self-reported collisions and police citations.

Methods: The instrument was given to a sample of 3295 drivers ranging in age from 19 to 80+ years old.

Driving Skills Training for Older Adults: An Assessment of DriveSharp.

RÉSUMÉ Les procédures de formation cognitive informatique visent à augmenter la sécurité en améliorant les compétences relatives à la conduite, comme la vitesse-de-traitement et le Useful Field of View. L'étude actuelle a évalué l'efficacité du DriveSharp dans la formation des conducteurs âgés dans un cadre de classe réaliste. Les participants (n = 24) ont assisté à 10 heures de cours de DriveSharp pendant 5 semaines.

Predicting On-Road Driving Performance and Safety in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults.

Objectives: To evaluate the ability to predict on-road driving in cognitively impaired older drivers.

Design: Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting: Laboratory tests and on-road assessment.

Predicting on-road driving performance and safety in healthy older adults.

Introduction: This study evaluated the ability to predict the on-road driving of older drivers using a battery of laboratory-based instruments.

Methods: The Roadwise Review, a brief Hazard Perception Test and several tests of vision were given to 65 cognitively healthy, licensed older drivers (M = 74 years, SD = 9 years). They also participated in a standardized driving assessment of approximately 18 km, along a mixed residential and commercial route.