Mori Y, Mizohata M
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan.
Accid Anal Prev. 1995 Jun;27(3):391-404. doi: 10.1016/0001-4575(94)00077-y.
This paper reports the results of several field surveys on the characteristics of older road users in Japan and of their traffic accident statistics. The results obtained are as follows: the reduced physical and mental functions with advancing age give improper driving characteristics to elderly drivers, but are not deterministic factors of quitting driving; the driving characteristics have some relation with traffic accidents; problematic drivers seem to emerge among elderly drivers; reduced functions are also related to the occurrence of accidents among elderly people in bicycle riding and walking. Further, a systematic and comprehensive approach is presented for traffic accident prevention among the elderly based upon these results.
本文报告了几项关于日本老年道路使用者特征及其交通事故统计的实地调查结果。所得结果如下：随着年龄增长，身体和心理功能下降赋予老年驾驶员不当的驾驶特征，但并非决定其停止驾驶的因素；驾驶特征与交通事故有一定关系；老年驾驶员中似乎出现了有问题的驾驶员；功能下降也与老年人骑自行车和步行时发生事故有关。此外，基于这些结果，提出了一种针对老年人交通事故预防的系统而全面的方法。
