28 – Older and Younger Drivers/Guiding an Athlete’s Attention

Why do teenage and elderly drivers have consistently higher
accident rates? Are teenagers just being careless and risky? Does
it matter who is in the car with them?  Do the declines
perceptual and cognitive skills associated with age making
driving unsafe for older drivers?


-Guiding an athlete’s attention during training (Time 25:11).


 


Articles:


Teenage drivers: patterns of risk


The observed effects of teenage passengers on the risky driving
behavior of teenage drivers


The impact and sustainability of the graduated driver licensing
program in preventing motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts


Naturalistic teenage driving study: Findings and lessons learned


Age, skill, and hazard perception in driving


Glare susceptibility test results correlate with temporal safety
margin when executing turns across approaching vehicles in
simulated low–sun conditions


Reduced effect of glare disability on driving performance in
subjects implanted with blue light filtering intraocular lenses


Identifying crash involvement among older drivers: agreement
between self-report and state records


Age and visual search: Expanding the useful field of view


Visual attention problems as a predictor of vehicle crashes in
older drivers


Cumulative meta-analysis of the relationship between useful field
of view and driving performance in older adults:  Current
and future implications


Cognitive Training Decreases Motor Vehicle Collision Involvement
of Older Drivers


Guiding Visual Attention in Decision Making—Verbal Instructions
Versus Flicker Cueing


Perceptual training methods compared: the relative efficacy of
different approaches to enhancing sport-specific anticipation


 


More information:


http://perceptionaction.com/


My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)


My ASU Web page


Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)


 


Credits:


The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action


Unfinished Symphony – Teenage Kicks


Phillip Sandifer – Passenger


Golden Boys – Older Than You


Crosscut Saw – Old


1-800-Band – Diver Blue


Steve Wynn- Colored Lights


The Heavy – How You Like Me Now?


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