Frailty, Physical Function and Driving Status in Older Adults: LongROAD Analysis of the National Health and Aging Trends Study
The purpose of the study was to examine the associations between physical frailty, physical functioning, and the rate of being a current-non-driver.
August 2017 // Research Brief PDF
Utilization of Driving Rehabilitation among Older Adults: LongROAD Analysis of the National Health and Aging Trends Study
This research explores the characteristics of older adults who engage in rehabilitation to improve their driving, specifically age, gender, marital status, health status, and physical function.
August 2017 // Research Brief PDF
Older Novice Driver Crashes in New Jersey: Informing the Need for Extending Graduated Driver Licensing Restrictions
This study examines whether evidence supports extending Graduated Driver Licensing systems, which most U.S. states apply only to new drivers licensed before the age of 18, to new drivers licensed at ages 18 years or older.
July 2017 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Accelerating Teen Driver Learning: Anywhere, Anytime Training
This report describes an evaluation of a series of self-administered training modules designed to improve novice drivers' hazard anticipation, hazard mitigation, and attention maintenance skills.
June 2017 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Development of a Novice Driver Training Module to Accelerate Driver Perceptual Expertise
This report describes the development of a stand-alone, self-administered training module intended to accelerate new drivers' acquisition of perceptual expertise.
March 2017 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Examine Teen Driver Behaviors Present in Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2007-2015
This study updates a previous study of driver behaviors and environmental conditions present in a sample of teen driver crashes captured on in-vehicle video cameras with new data from more than 500 additional crashes.
June 2016 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Associations Between Falls and Driving Outcomes in Older Adults: A LongROAD Study
This study examines the relationship between falls and subsequent motor vehicle crash involvement among older drivers.
March 2016 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Select Physical Performance Measures and Driving Outcomes in Older Adults: A LongROAD Study
This systematic review examines previous research into the association between three well-validated measures of lower extremity physical functioning and driving outcomes in older adults.
March 2016 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Self-Regulation of Driving by Older Adults: A LongROAD Study
Findings from this report originate from an extensive synthesis of the literature on self-regulation of driving among older adults. The synthesis builds on earlier reviews of the literature by the authors, and extends literature findings on specific aspects self-regulation.
December 2015 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF
Keeping Older Adults Driving Safely: A Research Synthesis of Advanced In-Vehicle Technologies: A LongROAD Study
This report synthesizes the knowledge about older drivers and advanced in-vehicle technologies, focusing on three areas: use, perception, and outcomes.
December 2015 // Full Report PDF // Fact Sheet PDF