Left Turns by Older Drivers With Vision Impairment: A Naturalistic Driving Study.
Thomas A SwainGerald McGwinJonathan F AntinJoanne M WoodCynthia OwsleyPublished in: Innovation in aging (2021)
Using naturalistic driving, our study suggests older drivers with vision impairment exhibit better performance in making left turns than those without deficits, which contradicts older driver studies on left turns using driving simulators and on-road driving evaluations. Our findings suggest more cautious and self-regulatory behavior, which are consistent with older visually impaired drivers' commonly expressed concerns about their driving difficulties.