Abstract
For an increasing number of older people driving is the main source of mobility and therefore a significant factor for quality of life and independence concerning social and working life. Driving is a complex task involving visual, motor and cognitive skills which underlie age-related changes (Anstey et al. 2005). While some of the visual and motor deficits can be compensated e.g., by visual aids and driver assistance systems, changes in cognitive functions are more challenging. Besides the increasing technical improvements in cars there are more and more training programs for older drivers. To develop successful programs or technical aids that improve driving for older people it is necessary to know the specific problems in driving that come along with increasing age and related cognitive changes.
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The research was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) according to the Priority Program No. 1184, Age-differentiated Work Systems (WI 3105/2). We thank Ludger Blanke, Christiane Westedt, Trung-Tin Pham, Ines Fries, Janina Roskamp, Ines Mombrei, Christine Mertes and Sabrina Wueller for their help in setting up and conducting the experiments, and all subjects for their participation.
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Hahn, M., Wild-Wall, N., Falkenstein, M. (2013). Age-Related Changes of Neural Control Processes and Their Significance for Driving Performance. In: Schlick, C., Frieling, E., Wegge, J. (eds) Age-Differentiated Work Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35057-3_13
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