Investigation of actual and perceived behavior of older drivers on freeways

Vardaki, S

dc.contributor.author	Vardaki, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:28:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:28:42Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	0361-1981	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18929
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	Highway systems	en
dc.subject.other	Compensatory behaviors	en
dc.subject.other	Driving performance	en
dc.subject.other	Lane changing	en
dc.subject.other	Older drivers	en
dc.subject.other	Safe drivings	en
dc.subject.other	Self assessments	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile drivers	en
dc.title	Investigation of actual and perceived behavior of older drivers on freeways	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.3141/2078-06	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2078-06	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	Actual performance of older drivers was investigated on tasks such as freeway driving, exit finding, lane changing, and freeway entering and exiting and correlated with driver (performance) self-assessment. The focus is on safe driving and potentially compensatory behavior being exhibited by older drivers; for this, results of an on-road experiment with 40 older drivers were used. Results indicated that compensation on the freeway is correlated to decreased performance in various driving dimensions; some performance problems revealed in the present study might be corrected by training in proper ways to adapt and in safe driving practices. Results regarding the analysis of actual driving performance on the freeway and perceived self-assessed performance indicate that older drivers are aware of their performance inadequacies on the freeway and reveal some drivers' perception for improvements in the design of freeway exits. These findings are of particular importance in freeway design and older driver education and assessment.	en
heal.publisher	NATL ACAD SCIENCES	en
heal.journalName	Transportation Research Record	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3141/2078-06	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000262265200006	en
dc.identifier.issue	2078	en
dc.identifier.spage	41	en
dc.identifier.epage	48	en