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Régis Lobjois¹, Nicolas Benguigui, Jean Bertsch

¹Modeling, simulation and driving simulators, French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research, Arcueil, France. lobjois@inrets.fr

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Background:

Collision avoidance is crucial for daily activities.
Age-related declines in cognitive function can impact collision avoidance.
The role of physical activity in mitigating these declines is understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between age and collision avoidance skills.
To determine if participation in sports, specifically tennis, influences collision avoidance in older adults.

Main Methods:

Three age groups (20-30, 60-70, 70-80 years) participated.
Participants were categorized as tennis players or non-players.
A task involving launching a projectile to intercept a moving stimulus, requiring inhibition if time-to-collision (TTC) was insufficient, was used.

Main Results:

Non-players aged 70-80 made significantly more errors than younger groups.
This age-related increase in errors was not observed in 70-80 year-old tennis players.
Older adults, regardless of tennis participation, exhibited increased response times, but tennis players adapted their behavior accordingly.

Conclusions:

Playing tennis may preserve collision avoidance skills in older adults.
Tennis participation can help older adults adjust to age-related changes in response time.
Physical activity could be a strategy to enhance functional independence and safety in aging populations.