New research identifies age, gender, personality and how often people drive as potential risk factors for becoming distracted while driving. Young men, extroverted or neurotic people, and people who drive more often were ...
Nov 17, 2017
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Using ensemble learning techniques and longitudinal data from a large naturalistic driving study, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Being able to drive well into old age provides people with invaluable independence, mobility and freedom. Many find that it improves their mental health and social wellbeing too.
Jan 10, 2022
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Scanning the brains of elderly people and college students while performing braking and acceleration simulations, researchers in Japan have found that older participants have longer reaction times, slower decision times, ...
Sep 14, 2022
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(Medical Xpress)—Get more sleep. Have another cup of coffee before you drive to school or work. It could save your life. A 100-car naturalistic driving study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has shown ...
Apr 15, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Many older drivers take medications known to raise the risk of a crash, a new study shows.
Nov 28, 2018
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Drawing on data on motor vehicle crashes in Japan between 2016 and 2020, researchers at the University of Tsukuba examined the risk of at-fault motor vehicle crashes among older adult drivers. They found that the risk of ...
Oct 17, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Older workers who drive as part of their job have significantly higher traffic death rates than younger workers, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
Aug 22, 2013
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The notion that senior drivers have higher rates of crashes because they are poorer drivers is largely a misconception, according to a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Apr 2, 2012
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Studies show older drivers self-regulate their actions behind the wheel, but now a QUT road safety researcher is looking to find out who and what influences their driving decisions and how this feedback can improve road safety.
Jul 29, 2014
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