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Age-Related Differences of Cognitive Functions when Encountering Driving Hazards on Expressways

Authors:
Kazuhito Sato
Yuki Oomomo
Hirokazu Madokoro
Momoyo Ito
Sakura Kadowaki

Keywords: driving behavior; driving topic; elderly drivers; highway; human engineering

Abstract:
For this study, we defined four situations that are likely to trigger accidents on highways as driving hazards: vehicle breakdowns, sudden appearance of small animals, falling objects, and lane decreases. Carrying out running experiments while controlling the time of day (daytime or nighttime) and traffic flow (presence or absence of overtaking vehicle), we conducted a comparison for each driving topic, particularly addressing driving characteristics of young drivers and elderly drivers related to "cognition", "judgment", and "operations". Using evaluation experiment results, we strove to analyze the driving characteristics of elderly drivers for driving hazards encountered on highways based on comparison to those of young drivers. Results revealed findings unique to elderly drivers for response after "cognition" and reaction times necessary for "judgment and operations".

Pages: 71 to 82

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2020. Used with permission.

Publication date: June 30, 2020

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ISSN: 1942-261x