The decision whether to obtain a driving license has a substantial effect on a person’s travel behaviour for the rest of his/ her life and on lifetime CO2 emissions. In heavily motorized societies, non-drivers often decide to obtain a driving license simply because others one, and with little unawareness of the negative aspects of automobile use. It is hypothesized that providing non-drivers wi...

Previous studies have shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) demonstrate poorer driving performance than their peers and are less likely to obtain a driver's license. This study aims to examine the relationship between driving performance and executive functioning for novice drivers, with and without ASD, using a driving simulator. Forty-four males (ages 15-23), 17 with ASD ...

Abstract Introduction: It is obvious that driving without laws and regulations is a threat to every society's order and safety ultimately leading to accidents and loss of life. Several factors play a role in observance of traffic laws and regulations. The main purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of religious beliefs on compliance with traffic laws and regulations that could ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about whether individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) experience any specific facilitators or barriers to driving education. OBJECTIVE To explore the facilitators or barriers to driving education experienced by individuals with ASD or ADHD who obtained a learner's permit, from the perspective of the learner dr...

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is a subclinical disorder in patients with liver cirrhosis that may have an impact upon driving capacity. This study in highly selected patients without other confounding factors examines whether there is a relationship between the degree of liver fibrosis as determined by Fibroscan exploration and the driving test scores. Using the ASDE DRIVER-TEST N-845 system, ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of driver dependent factors on the risk of causing a collision for two wheeled motor vehicles (TWMVs). DESIGN Case control study. SETTING Spain, from 1993 to 2002. SUBJECTS All drivers of TWMVs involved in the 181 551 collisions between two vehicles recorded in the Spanish registry which did not involve pedestrians, and in which at least one of the vehicles ...