“Choking Under Pressure” in Older Drivers

Kuan-Hua Chen; Steven W Anderson; Michelle L Rusch; Nazan S Aksan; Jeffrey D Dawson; Matthew Rizzo

doi:10.17077/drivingassessment.1523

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“Choking Under Pressure” in Older Drivers

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“Choking Under Pressure” in Older Drivers

Kuan-Hua Chen, Steven W Anderson, Michelle L Rusch, Nazan S Aksan, Jeffrey D Dawson and Matthew Rizzo

Proceedings of the 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Vol.7, pp.432-438

06/2013

DOI: 10.17077/drivingassessment.1523

PMCID: PMC4850492

PMID: 27135060

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Abstract

Aging can impair executive control and emotion regulation, affecting driver decision-making and behavior, especially under stress. We used an interactive driving simulator to investigate ability to make safe left-turns across oncoming traffic under pressure in 13 older (> 65 years old) and 16 middle-aged (35-56 years old) drivers. Drivers made left-turns at an uncontrolled intersection with moderately heavy oncoming traffic. Gaps between oncoming vehicles varied and increased gradually from 2 s to 10 s. Drivers made two left-turns with a vehicle honking aggressively behind (pressure condition), and two left-turns without the honking vehicle (control condition). Results showed that middle-aged drivers made more cautious turning decisions under pressure (by waiting for larger and safer gaps,

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Title: Subtitle: “Choking Under Pressure” in Older Drivers
Creators: Kuan-Hua Chen - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Steven W Anderson - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Michelle L Rusch - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Nazan S Aksan - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jeffrey D Dawson - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Matthew Rizzo - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: Proceedings of the 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Vol.7, pp.432-438
DOI: 10.17077/drivingassessment.1523
PMID: 27135060
PMCID: PMC4850492
Publisher: University of Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Grant note: R01 AG017177 / NIA NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 06/2013
Academic Unit: Neurology; Public Health Administration; Law, Health Policy and Disability Center; Biostatistics
Record Identifier: 9983997476802771

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