Hazard Perception and Cognitive Ageing in Older Drivers: Investigation and Development

老年道路使用者的致命车祸率很高，每年给澳大利亚经济造成5亿澳元的损失。然而，停止驾驶与老年人的抑郁症和社会参与减少有关。本研究将通过确定哪些交通危险对老年驾驶员造成最大困难，并提供可能导致道路和车辆适应的信息，以减少老年澳大利亚人的碰撞风险，从而使老年道路使用者和更广泛的社区受益。这将减少伤害和医疗保健费用，并使澳大利亚老年人能够保持更高水平的社会参与。

Older road users have high fatal crash rates that cost the Australian economy $500 million each year. However, driving cessation is associated with depression and reduced social participation among older adults. The present study will benefit older road users and the wider community by identifying which traffic hazards pose the greatest difficulty for older drivers and providing information that may lead to adaptation of roads, and vehicles to reduce crash risk among older Australians. This will reduce injury and healthcare costs and allow older Australians to maintain higher levels of social participation.