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Can strategic and tactical compensation reduce crash risk in older drivers?
Author(s)Rudi De Raedt, Ingrid Ponjaert-Kristoffersen
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 29, no 6, November 2000
Pagespp 517-522
KeywordsAccident prevention ; Driving capability ; Evaluation ; Belgium.
AnnotationThe hypothesis that bad drivers who have had no car accidents use more active compensation strategies than bad drivers who have caused accidents in the previous 12 months was tested with 84 healthy Belgians aged between 65 and 96. Results were that drivers who select driving tasks below their capacities and competence by adapting their driving style cause fewer accidents than those who do not apply these strategies. Fitness-to-drive screening procedures need a broader perspective to prevent an over-emphasis on procedures which focus more on deficits than on capacities. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010126204 A
ClassmarkOQ: OPF: 4C: 76E

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