The purpose of this study was to evaluate age differences in the visual demands imposed by reading invehicle text message displays during simulated driving. Visual demand was operationalized in terms of five eye gaze data parameters. Sixteen young (mean age=20) and 16 older (mean age=77) licensed drivers served as participants. They were required to read variable length text messages from a con...

The risks of fatal vehicle crash for young drivers rise precipitously with more drinking, reaching a 100-fold increase in risk for youths with 6+ drinks. Considerable external damage arises from drunk driving, providing firm logic for government intervention. If the 'cost' of an alcohol tax is the foregone consumer surplus of drinkers, then the cost per life saved using higher alcohol taxes is ...

INTRODUCTION There has been global concern regarding road traffic injuries. Motorcyclists constitute a high proportion of fatalities in road traffic crashes. Commercial motorcyclists (Okadas) constitute a unique group in this regard. The purpose of this study was to evaluate driver-related risk factors in Okada accidents in Benin City, Nigeria. METHODS This was a prospective study. Interviewe...

Road traffic casualties ( RTC) present a major health problem in Iran with a significant number of death and injuries among drivers, passengers and pedestrians of all ages. The purpose of this study was to achieve an understanding and knowledge about the pattern of the accident,s casualties in the city of Kerman. During one year period ( 1994-1995) all in- patient and out- patient cases referre...

conclusions despite relatively high prevalence of smoking than drug use in zahedan drivers, there are few reports of these behaviors. laboratory tests cannot suitably measure substance use due to their interference with other substances. considering adverse effects of smoking on health and driving, it is necessary to train drivers to reduce or stop smoking during driving. results generally, fou...

AIM Despite a significant improvement since graduated licensing was introduced, traffic related injury remains the leading cause of death and hospitalisation among young New Zealanders. The New Zealand Drivers Study (NZDS) was established with a view to providing information that would lead to an improvement in this situation. The NZDS is a prospective cohort study designed to explore the relat...

OBJECTIVE Use of a cellular phone has been shown to negatively affect one's attention to the driving task, leading to an increase in crash risk. At any given daylight hour, about 6% of US drivers are actively talking on a hand-held cell phone. However, previous surveys have focused only on cell phone use during the day. Driving at night has been shown to be a riskier activity than driving durin...

An advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) provided information about the right of way regulation and safety to cross an upcoming intersection. Effects were studied in a longer-term study involving 18 healthy older drivers between the ages of 65 and 82 years and 18 healthy young drivers between the ages of 20 and 25 years. Participants repeatedly drove 25 km city routes in eight sessions on se...

CONTEXT Injuries from motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. Carrying passengers has been identified as a possible risk factor for these crashes. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the presence of passengers is associated with an increased risk of crashes fatal to 16- and 17-year-old drivers and whether the risk varies by time of day and age and sex of drivers and p...