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"CHOKING UNDER PRESSURE" IN OLDER DRIVERS.

Kuan-Hua Chen1, Steven W Anderson1, Michelle L Rusch1

  • 1University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Proceedings of the ... International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design
|May 3, 2016
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Older drivers struggle with safe left turns under pressure, unlike middle-aged drivers. Age-related declines in executive control impact driving decisions, especially in stressful traffic situations.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Transportation Safety

Background:

  • Aging is associated with declines in executive control and emotion regulation.
  • These cognitive changes can negatively impact driver decision-making and behavior, particularly under stressful conditions.
  • Understanding these age-related effects is crucial for ensuring road safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how age influences drivers' ability to make safe left turns across oncoming traffic under pressure.
  • To examine the impact of stress (aggressive honking) on the decision-making processes of older and middle-aged drivers.
  • To explore the relationship between executive function and driving performance in different age groups.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an interactive driving simulator to assess left-turn decisions at an uncontrolled intersection.

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  • Compared performance of 13 older drivers (>65 years) and 16 middle-aged drivers (35-56 years).
  • Introduced a pressure condition (aggressive honking) versus a control condition (no honking) with varying oncoming traffic gaps.

    • Main Results:

    • Middle-aged drivers exhibited more cautious decisions under pressure, accepting larger gaps (p < .001).
    • Older drivers did not adjust their gap acceptance under pressure and showed increased turning path deviations (p < .05).
    • Better executive function correlated with larger accepted gap increases under pressure across all participants (p < .01).

    Conclusions:

    • Older drivers are more susceptible to environmental pressure and traffic challenges.
    • Age-related changes in executive control and emotion processing significantly affect older driver performance and safety.
    • Neural models of driving safety must incorporate age-related cognitive and emotional regulatory changes.