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Author(s)
Thomas Wagner1, Thomas Friedrich2 and Anne Voigt1
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2142/2021.01.002
Affiliation(s)
1. DEKRA e.V. Dresden, Assessment Centers for Fitness to Drive, Klettwitz 01998, Germany
2. Medical Service of the Police in Saxony, Leipzig 04129, Germany
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to identify
risk factors among older adult drivers from realistic data in order to stimulate
the development of appropriate safety measures in the future. For this purpose, N = 400 archived case files from the driving authority in Dresden
(Germany), were systematically analysed. The risk criterion was the outcome of the
fitness to drive (FTD) assessment required by the authority. The results show that
there are several significant risk factors (aged over 80, dementia, multi-morbidity and involvement into
complex accidents) that can serve as cues for being unfit to drive. The practical
measures for enhancing traffic safety are discussed.
KEYWORDS
Older adult drivers, FTD, impaired drivers, driver assessment, risk factors, incapability.
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