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Older Female Drivers 400% Safer Than Males For Aging America's 30 million elder drivers, a decrease in eyesight is a key factor in the decision to quit driving. Female drivers are 400 percent more likely to make this decision. No surprise here. Men don't stop for directions, so why should we expect them to stop for age-deficits? The results of the Johns Hopkins University study were published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS, photo), reveal that after a year, 1.5 percent of the drivers had given up driving, and another 3.4 percent had restricted their driving. Researchers looked at changes in vision, cognition and the general health status of more than 1,200 licensed drivers aged 67-87. The unique aspect of this study is that the researchers performed comprehensive tests of both vision and cognitive function. The most common factors causing older drivers to amend their driving were attributed to slowed ability to visually scan the road environment, difficulty coordinating slowed psychomotor speed with visual deficits, and reduced contrast sensitivity. These skills are necessary to help drivers be aware of and respond to other cars, road conditions and road signs. Contrast sensitivity is the ability to detect detail in shades of gray as required when driving in poor weather and low lighting. “These skills are important for safe and confident driving where objects are moving at rapid speeds in relation to each other, and timely and accurate judgments are required,” the researchers stated. The study, which was in part supported by the National Institute of Aging, also found that women were four times more likely than men to stop or restrict their driving. In addition, drivers who had higher depression scores on the initial test were more likely to have given up or restricted their driving after a year. Previous studies have examined depression as an effect of giving up driving, not as a predictor. “Older drivers are the fastest growing sector of all licensed drivers in the US,” noted researcher Lisa Keay, PhD. “The decision to stop or limit driving to one's own neighborhood has major implications for personal independence. But it is an important way to maintain the safety of older drivers and those who share the road." Source: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Estimate Your Life-Expectancy ... Take the Death Calculator Longevity Quiz

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