Highlights ► We developed a proxy-reported Everyday Behavior Questionnaire (EBQ). ► The questionnaire is developed for predicting older drivers’ involvement in accidents. ► The 14-item questionnaire has a sufficient level of internal consistency. ► The EBQ predicts accident involvement with a correlation of 0.29.

    Abstract When or whether elderly drivers stop driving is concerning not only to the drivers themselves but also to their family members. Therefore, it is important for family members to take the initiative if they wish to obtain information on the likelihood of the drivers’ involvement in crashes. On the basis of the older drivers’ Everyday Behavior Questionnaire (EBQ) developed in this paper, we attempt to predict drivers’ involvement in crashes using the responses given by their family members. The results revealed that this 14-item questionnaire has a sufficient level of internal consistency as well as a significant correlation (r =0.29) with the experience of involvement in crashes in the last three years (p <0.01). Although the EBQ is a proxy-reported questionnaire and does not include items directly related to driving behaviors, the correlation between the EBQ and crash involvement is stronger than that of the self-reported Driver Behavior Questionnaire reported in deWinter and Dodou (2010), who conducted a meta-analysis and estimated the overall correlation among samples of earlier studies. In addition, logistic regression analysis showed that the EBQ score and the exposure to driving risks, measured by the frequency of driving, are significant predictors of involvement in crashes.


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    Titel :

    Elderly drivers’ everyday behavior as a predictor of crash involvement—Questionnaire responses by drivers’ family members


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012-05-04


    Format / Umfang :

    8 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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