Speeding and Speed Modification of Older Drivers: Does Vehicle Type Make a Difference?

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorCull, A.W.
dc.contributor.authorPorter, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorNakagawa, S.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, G.A.
dc.contributor.authorRapoport, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorBedard, M.
dc.contributor.authorTuokko, H.
dc.contributor.authorVrkljan, B.
dc.contributor.authorNaglie, G.
dc.contributor.authorMyers, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorMazer, B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-23T18:26:08Z
dc.date.available2020-12-23T18:26:08Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.date.submitted2020-12-22T21:24:45Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine whether vehicle type based on size (car vs. other = truck/van/SUV) had an impact on the speeding, acceleration, and braking patterns of older male and female drivers (70 years and older) from a Canadian longitudinal study. The primary hypothesis was that older adults driving larger vehicles (e.g., trucks, SUVs, or vans) would be more likely to speed than those driving cars. Participants (n = 493) had a device installed in their vehicles that recorded their everyday driving. The findings suggest that the type of vehicle driven had little or no impact on per cent of time speeding or on the braking and accelerating patterns of older drivers. Given that the propensity for exceeding the speed limit was high among these older drivers, regardless of vehicle type, future research should examine what effect this behaviour has on older-driver road safety.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by AUTO21, Manitoba Centres of Excellence Fund, and a Team Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) entitled “The CIHR Team in Driving in Older Persons (Candrive II) Research Program” (grant 90429). Additional support was provided by the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, and the University of Manitoba. Gary Naglie is supported by the George, Margaret and Gary Hunt Family Chair in Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto. Michel Bédard was supported by a Canada Research Chair in Aging and Health during the development phase of this study. None of the funders were involved in any aspects of the study or the manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/35179
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectaging, speeding, automobile driving, older drivers, acceleration, brakingen_US
dc.titleSpeeding and Speed Modification of Older Drivers: Does Vehicle Type Make a Difference?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Vehicle Type CJA final for MSpace.pdf
Size:
452.72 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article with tables and figure
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.24 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed to upon submission
Description:
Download
Collections
University of Manitoba Scholarship
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management Scholarly Works