Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 2: Technical Papers (2011) / Chapter Skim
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55 Traffic Violations Versus Driving Errors Implications for Older Female Drivers Sherrilene Classen and Orit Shechtman, University of Florida, Gainesville Yongsung Joo, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea Kezia D Awadzi and Desiree Lanford, University of Florida, Gainesville Research has shown that rates for motor vehicle–related crashes are twice as high for older men as for older women, but the proportion of fatalities is higher for older women.
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56 WOMEN'S ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION, VOLUME 2 examine gender differences among injured drivers when committing driving violations that were classified as driving errors, and (c) to examine whether different violations and errors occur for different age groups (£75 years and >75 years)
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57TRAFFIC vIOLATIOnS vERSUS DRIvInG ERRORS of failure to yield for emergency vehicle, Rater 1 chose the driving errors yielding and adjustment to stimuli and traffic signs, but Rater 2 and Rater 3 chose only adjustment to stimuli and traffic signs as a corresponding driving error. Thus, 5 points were assigned to adjustment to stimuli and traffic signs, 1 point to yielding, and 0 points to the other errors.
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58 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 had the best rater matching and therefore the best score. All the other traffic violations were similarly matched to a driving error.
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59TRAFFIC vIOLATIOnS vERSUS DRIvInG ERRORS Table 5 shows traffic violations predicting injuries by gender for the younger driver group (age # 75)
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60 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 TABLE 5 Traffic Violations Predicting Injuries in Younger Group (Age # 75) , by Gender male Injured Female Injured p-value for Traffic violation number percent number percent Gender Difference Failure to yield (left turn)
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61TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS VERSUS DRIVING ERRORS The implications are that planners of prevention programs must understand and address activity demands embedded in these types of violations and driving errors. The demands related to failure to yield, failure to obey traffic control devices, yielding, speed regulation, and gap acceptance must be identified so as to understand and prevent crashes and related injuries.
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62 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 tion project. The authors also acknowledge the support and infrastructure of the national Older Driver Research and Training Center and the contribution of expert raters Christina posse and Grady Carrick.
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63TRAFFIC vIOLATIOnS vERSUS DRIvInG ERRORS Accidents in Older Drivers. Psychology and Aging, vol.
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