Reports by L. Meuleners and Co-Researchers Describe Recent Advances in Risk Management (A validation study comparing self-reported travel diaries and…

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Reports by L. Meuleners and Co-Researchers Describe Recent Advances in Risk Management (A validation study comparing self-reported travel diaries and objective data obtained from in-vehicle monitoring devices in older drivers with bilateral ...)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Risk Management. According to news reporting from Perth, Australia, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "Advances in technology have made it possible to examine real-world driving using naturalistic data obtained from in-vehicle monitoring devices. These devices overcome the weaknesses of self-report methods and can provide comprehensive insights into driving exposure, habits and practices of older drivers."

Financial support for this research came from Curtin University, through an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research, "The aim of this study is to compare self-reported and objectively measured driving exposure, habits and practices using a travel diary and an in-vehicle driver monitoring device in older drivers with bilateral cataract. A cross-sectional study was undertaken. Forty seven participants aged 58-89 years old (mean = 74.1; S.D.= 7.73) were recruited from three eye clinics over a one year period. Data collection consisted of a cognitive test, a researcher-administered questionnaire, a travel diary and an in-vehicle monitoring device. Participants' driving exposure and patterns were recorded for one week using in vehicle monitoring devices. They also completed a travel diary each time they drove a motor vehicle as the driver. Paired t-tests were used to examine differences/agreement between the two instruments under different driving circumstances. The data from the older drivers' travel diaries significantly underestimated the number of overall trips (p <0.001), weekend trips (p = 0.002) and trips during peak hour (p = 0.004). The travel diaries also significantly overestimated overall driving duration (p <0.001) and weekend driving duration (p = 0.003), compared to the data obtained from the in-vehicle monitoring devices. No significant differences were found between instruments for kilometres travelled under any of the driving circumstances. The results of this study found that relying solely on self-reported travel diaries to assess driving outcomes may not be accurate, particularly for estimates of the number of trips made and duration of trips."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The clear advantages of using in-vehicle monitoring devices over travel diaries to monitor driving habits and exposure among an older population are evident."

For more information on this research see: A validation study comparing self-reported travel diaries and objective data obtained from in-vehicle monitoring devices in older drivers with bilateral cataract. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2017;106():492-497. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L. Meuleners, Eye & Vis Epidemiol Res EVER Grp, Perth, WA, Australia. Additional authors for this research include S. Agramunt, K.C. Chow, J.Q. Ng and N. Morlet.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.10.021. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Perth, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Risk Management.