A New Approach to Assessing Self-Regulation by Older Drivers: Development and Testing of a Questionnaire Instrument
As people age, they may experience declines in driving-related abilities as a result of the aging process, medical conditions, or the medications used to treat them. Appropriate self-regulation of driving shows considerable promise as a strategy for compensating for these declines and enabling older drivers to extend the time period over which they can safely drive. The purpose of this study is to improve our understanding of the process of self-regulation by older drivers and how it relates to important driver characteristics including gender, confidence in driving ability, and functional abilities by: developing a questionnaire instrument for use by jurisdictions in the US and elsewhere to measure the self-regulatory practices employed by older drivers; and pilot testing the instrument with a sample of older drivers comprised of individuals with clinically-determined functional impairments in vision, cognition, or psychomotor ability, as well as normally functioning older adults recruited from the general population. This study is intended to build on and at the same time extend the current thinking in the US and internationally, and to yield findings that will inform the development of practical efforts to enhance the safety and mobility of older adults around the world. The study will be carried out using a "quad team" approach, with the team consisting of Dr. David W. Eby (PI) and Lisa J. Molnar (Co-Investigator) from UMTRI, Dr. J. Scott Roberts (Co-Investigator) from the U-M School of Public Health, Gary Bubar (Co-Investigator) from AAA Michigan, and a U-M GSRA student.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $165863.00
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Contract Numbers:
F020236
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Sponsor Organizations:
Center for Advancing Safe Transportation Throughout the Lifespan
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI United States 48109-2150 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Transportation Research Institute, Behavioral Sciences Group
2901 Baxter Road
Ann Arbor, MI United States 48109-1250 -
Principal Investigators:
Eby, David
- Start Date: 20080415
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20090915
- Source Data: RiP Project 17768
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Drivers; Driving cessation; Questionnaires; Regulations; Research projects; Traffic safety
- Non-Preferred Terms: Accident prone drivers; Accident proneness; Unsafe drivers
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01462614
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Center for Advancing Safe Transportation Throughout the Lifespan
- Contract Numbers: F020236
- Files: UTC, RiP
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:07PM