This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Significance of Intersection Crashes for Older Drivers
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
As the driving population ages, there is a need to understand the accident patterns of older drivers. Previous research has shown that side impact collisions, usually at an intersection, are a serious problem for the older driver in terms of injury outcome. This study compares the frequency of side impact, intersection collisions of different driver age groups using state and national police-reported accident data as well as an in-depth analysis of cases from a fatal accident study. All data reveal that the frequency of intersection crashes increases with driver age. The state and national data show that older drivers have an increase frequency of intersection crashes involving vehicles crossing paths prior to the collision compared to their involvement in all crash types. When taking into account traffic control devices at an intersection, older drivers have the greatest involvement of multiple vehicle crashes at a signed intersection. The fatal cases of belted drivers exhibited similar trends. The data reveal concerns about the older driver at intersections, an area of complex information processing and decision making. The results suggest areas of accidents avoidance to ease the demands on the older driver.
Recommended Content
Citation
Viano, D. and Ridella, S., "Significance of Intersection Crashes for Older Drivers," SAE Technical Paper 960457, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/960457.Also In
References
- Cerelli, E. Older drivers, the age factor in traffic safety Department of Transportation Report DOT-HS-807-402 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Washington, DC 1989
- Datta, T.K. Dutta, U. Traffic signal installation and accident experience ITE Journal 39 42 1991
- Evans, L. Older drivers involvement in fatal and severe traffic crashes J. Gerontol.: Soc. Sci. 43 S186 S193 1988
- Hanna, J. T. Characteristics of Intersection Accidents in Rural Municipalities Transportation Research Record 601, Transportation Research Board 79 82 1976
- Hauer, E. The Safety of Older Persons at Intersections Transportation in an Aging Society: Improving Mobility and Safety for Older persons 2. 194 252 Transportation Research Board, National Research Council Washington, DC 1988
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Status Report 27 11 1992
- Malfetti, J.L. Winter, D.J. Safe and Unsafe Performance of Older Drivers A descriptive study Falls Church, VA AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 1987
- McKelvey, F.X. Maleck, T.L. Stamatiadis, N. Hardy, D.K. Highway accidents and the older driver Transportation Research Record 1172 Transportation Research Board 47 53 1988
- Monforton, R. Dumaia, T. Yanik, A.J. Richter, F. Accident experience of older AAA drivers in Michigan SAE Paper 881750 Society of Automotive Engineers Warrendale, PA 1988
- Moore, R.L. Sedgley, I.P. Sabey, B.E. Age of car drivers involved in accidents, with special reference to junctions Supplementary Report 718 Berkshire; U.K. Transport and Road Research Laboratory 1982
- Planek, T.W. The aging driver in today's traffic A critical review. Presented at the North Carolina Symposium on Highway Safety Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Sciafla, C.T. Kline, D.W. Lyman, B.J. Kosnik, W. Age difference in judgments of vehicle velocity and distance Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 558 561 1987
- Stamatiadis, N. Taylor, W.C. McKelvey F.X. Older drivers and intersection control devices J. Transport. Engin., ASCE 117 3 311 319 1991
- Transportation Research Board Transportation in an aging society Improving mobility and safety for older person 1 Washington, DC National Research Council 1988
- Viano, D.C. Evaluation of the benefit of energy-absorbing material for side-impact protection Proceedings of the 31st Stapp Car Crash Conference SAE Paper 872213 Society of Automotive Engineers Warrendale, PA 1987
- Viano, D.C. Culver, C.C. Evans, L. Frick, M. Scott, R. Involvement of older drivers in multi-vehicle crashes Acc. Anal. Prev. 22 2 177 188 1990
- Viano, D.C. Crash injury prevention: A case study of fatal crashes of lap-shoulder belted occupants 39th Stapp Car Crash Conference SAE Paper 922523 Society of Automotive Engineers Warrendale PA 1992
- Viano, D.C. Ridella, S.A. Crash Causation: A study of fatal accidents circumstances and configurations Proceedings of the 35th AAAM Conference 335 349 1991
- Yanik, A.J. What accident data reveal about elderly drivers SAE Paper 851688 Society of Automotive Engineers Warrendale, PA 1985