Older Drivers Recognize Their Shortcomings, Except One
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 16:56
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many drivers over age 70 realize that their reaction time is slower so they naturally compensate by driving more carefully, says Matthew Romoser, who studies age-related physical and cognitive function and driving skills at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The problem, according to his latest research, is that many older drivers don`t realize that danger is coming at them sideways, not from head-on as they assumed.
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