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The Relationship between Driving Behavior and the Health Condition of Elderly Drivers

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This study analyzed the impact of the health condition of elderly drivers on their driving behavior. We obtained drive recorder data and health check data including cognitive function and magnetic resonance imaging data from drivers older than 70 years of age and living in the Chugei area in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, and performed discriminant analysis. The results showed that safe driving skills are more affected by occipital lobe volume than the conventional cognitive tests such as MMSE and FAB.

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This study was conducted with a research fund from The General Insurance Association of Japan. This research was approved by the Research Ethics Review Committee in Kochi University of Technology for research involving human subjects.

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  1. School of Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi, Japan

    Hiroaki Nishiuchi & Saeri Hamada

  2. Research Organization for Regional Alliances, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi, Japan

    Kaechang Park

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Nishiuchi, H., Park, K. & Hamada, S. The Relationship between Driving Behavior and the Health Condition of Elderly Drivers. Int. J. ITS Res. 19, 264–272 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13177-020-00240-3

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