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A Study on Evaluation of the Key Functional Factors of Safe Driving in Elderly

  • Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information
  • Abbr : JKSCI
  • 2021, 26(11), pp.191-199
  • DOI : 10.9708/jksci.2021.26.11.191
  • Publisher : The Korean Society Of Computer And Information
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science
  • Received : September 30, 2021
  • Accepted : November 3, 2021
  • Published : November 30, 2021

Park So Yeon 1

1상지대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study aims to present the need to supplement the driver's license renewal test for elderly drivers. In Korea, the proportion of elderly drivers is increasing as the elderly population increases rapidly. Overall the traffic accident rate is decreasing but the traffic accident and death rate from traffic accidents are increasing in older drivers. In this study the assessments and education conducted when renewing the driver's license for elderly drivers conducted in Korea were conducted to find out the necessary tests compared to the current situation of foreign countries. Although it is appropriate to evaluate the three key functional areas of vision, cognition, motor and somatosensory, we currently evaluate visual acurity in vison area. While MMSE-K and Clock drawing tests are not recognizable for mild cognitive impairment in cognitive areas. The motor and somato sensory function to perform driving are not evaluated at all. Therefore for safe driving of older drivers, the test to be conducted during renewal of the driver's license will need to supplement that the visual field and contrast sensitivity in vision area, cognitive function from mild cognitive impairments, and the endurance, functional range of motion and proprioception in motor function area.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.