Abstract

VARGAS, Cristina; CASTRO, Cándida; MARTOS, Francisco Javier  and  TRUJILLO, Humberto Manuel. Knowledge of Traffic Rules According to the Age and the Importance for Road Safety. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.4, pp.1277-1289. ISSN 1657-9267.

Age-associated memory impairment could worsen the knowledge of traffic rules. The present study analyses the differences in the knowledge of the traffic rules according to the age and the importance for road safety. 300 drivers participated (18-75 years-old). A questionnaire was developed to assess the knowledge of the traffic rules according to the importance for road safety (less important, important, and more important questions). Generally, the knowledge of the traffic rules was poor among drivers of all ages. Older drivers' scores were not always lower than the younger and adult drivers. These results are a little surprising and not the outcome we originally predicted, they show the older drivers had far better results in the less important and more important questions.

Keywords : Older Drivers; Age; Knowledge of Traffic Rules; Road Safety; Traffic Psychology; Traffic Security; Spain; Quantitative Research.

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