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TRB Human Factors Workshop

TRB Human Factors Workshop. Educational Programs and the Older Driver: Do They Help?. Cynthia Owsley, MSPH, PhD Department of Ophthalmology University of Alabama at Birmingham. Educational Programs for Older Drivers. Educational programs targeted at older drivers are pervasive.

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TRB Human Factors Workshop

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  1. TRB Human Factors Workshop Educational Programs and the Older Driver: Do They Help? Cynthia Owsley, MSPH, PhD Department of Ophthalmology University of Alabama at Birmingham

  2. Educational Programsfor Older Drivers • Educational programs targeted at older drivers are pervasive. • Some are national programs, others are more regional, and some have been developed out of research programs. • Some are classroom, some are individualized, and some are social marketing based. TRB 2004

  3. Educational Programsfor Older Drivers • But what do we know about the effectiveness of these programs? • On safety? • On driving habits? • On knowledge? • On attitudes? TRB 2004

  4. Educational Programsfor Older Drivers • If resources are devoted to these programs . . . • And advertising promotes enrollment . . . • And insurance companies offer discounts . . . • Shouldn’t we know what impact these programs have? TRB 2004

  5. Educational Programsfor Older Drivers • Today we will learn about these programs . . . • Their rationale, their delivery formats, their goals. • Given that a very large number of older adults participate in these programs, we need to understand what impact they have. TRB 2004

  6. Educational Programsfor Older Drivers • The programs represented today are educational. • There are other programs that combine assessment with education and also rehabilitation. • But in selecting programs for today’s workshop, we focused on education -- imparting information to older drivers. TRB 2004

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