Understanding the Challenges of the Older Driver: Attention, Road Complexity and Assessment

Older adults are at an increased risk for motor-vehicle collisions (MVCs) once distance driven is considered, a finding that is partly attributed to a decline in attention related processes associated with age. MVCs typically occur in highly specific areas, suggesting a role of the complexity of the...

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Main Author: Stinchcombe, Arne
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20464