The present study aimed to evaluate how PTSD symptomatology and general daily stress predict anxious driving behavior. A sample of 119 drivers in their first year since obtaining a license who were implicated minor or major car crash (caused by them as victim/witness) the last participated this (50.9% men, Mage = 23.78, SD 5.47). participants completed scales for measuring symptoms, dimensions ...

OBJECTIVE To present data on drinking and driving in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and the effects of the new traffic law (Law 11,705) introduced in 2008. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed using a questionnaire and passive breath test data to study the prevalence of drinking and driving and the association of drinking and driving with background characteristics and drinking patte...

to determine whether teenagers and young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) have more motor vehicle citations and crashes and are more careless drivers than their normal peers. in fact, studies have found that teenagers and adults with attention deficit disorder are nearly twice as likely as the general population to have had their licenses suspended. people with adhd h...

The current study examined the effects of cognitively distracting tasks on various measures of driving performance. Thirty-six college students with a median of 6 years of driving experience completed a driving history questionnaire and four simulated driving scenarios. The distraction tasks consisted of responding to a signal detection task and engaging in a simulated cell phone conversation. ...