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Accid Anal Prev. 2013 Jan;50:483-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.05.025. Epub 2012 Jun 9.
A study sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration performed functional assessments on approximately 700 drivers age 70 and older who presented for license renewal in urban, suburban, and rural offices of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. This volunteer sample received a small compensation for study participation, with an assurance that their license status would not be affected by the results. A comparison with all older drivers who visited the same sites on the same days indicated that the study sample was representative of Maryland older drivers with respect to age and prior driving safety indices. Relationships between drivers' scores on a computer touchscreen version of the Maze Test and prospective crash and serious moving violation experience were analyzed. Results identified specific mazes as highly significant predictors of future safety risk for older drivers, with a particular focus on non-intersection crashes. Study findings indicate that performance on Maze Tests was predictive of prospective crashes and may be useful, as a complement to other, established cognitive screening tools, in identifying at-risk older drivers.
一项由美国国家公路交通安全管理局赞助的研究，对约 700 名在马里兰州机动车管理局的城市、郊区和农村办公室申请驾照更新的 70 岁及以上的司机进行了功能评估。这些志愿者样本因参与研究而获得了少量报酬，并保证他们的驾照状况不会受到研究结果的影响。与在相同日期访问同一地点的所有老年司机进行比较表明，研究样本在年龄和之前的驾驶安全指数方面代表了马里兰州的老年司机。分析了司机在计算机触摸屏版的“迷宫测试”中的分数与预期碰撞和严重违章行为之间的关系。研究结果确定了特定的迷宫是老年司机未来安全风险的高度显著预测指标，特别关注非交叉碰撞。研究结果表明，在“迷宫测试”中的表现可以预测未来的碰撞，并且可能有用，作为对其他已建立的认知筛选工具的补充，用于识别有风险的老年司机。
