In addition, participants were asked to rate various functional abilities for safe driving. Table 3 summarises these ratings. Overall, participants rated their abilities for safe driving highly, many reporting very good to excellent abilities and this was particularly so for vision for safe driving through the night. For other abilities, a substantial proportion also rated their abilities as fair to good (e.g., vision for safe driving at night, ability to respond quickly for safe driving). No significant changes were noted for rating responses between pre-workshop responses and There was some suggestion, however, that ratings for safe driving during the day decreased, with fewer reporting very good to excellent abilities and more reporting fair to good abilities after attending the workshop. Table 3: Ratings of abilities for safe driving by survey training session Rating for safe driving Pre-training (%) Post-training (%) Vision for safe driving during the day: Very good to excellent 68.6 67.6 Fair to good 31.4 32.4 Very poor to poor 0.0 0.0 Vision for safe driving at night: Very good to excellent 34.3 38.2 Fair to good 57.1 52.9 Very poor to poor 8.6 8.8 Ability to respond quickly: Very good to excellent 40.0 35.3 Fair to good 54.3 58.8 Very poor to poor 5.7 5.8 Upper body strength and flexibility: Very good to excellent 51.4 55.9 Fair to good 45.7 41.2 Very poor to poor 2.9 2.9 Lower body strength and flexibility: Very good to excellent 54.3 50.0 Fair to good 42.8 47.1 Very poor to poor 2.9 2.9 Participants were asked to respond to a series of general statements about older driver safety (Table 4). Generally, participants were aware of important road safety issues prior to attending the training session, with the majority agreeing with statements on self-regulation amongst older drivers, driving at safe speeds and safety features of vehicles. There was less
In addition, participants were asked to rate various functional abilities for safe driving. Table 3 summarises these ratings. Overall, participants rated their abilities for safe driving highly, many reporting very good to excellent abilities and this was particularly so for vision for safe driving through the night. For other abilities, a substantial proportion also rated their abilities as fair to good (e.g., vision for safe driving at night, ability to respond quickly for safe driving). No significant changes were noted for rating responses between pre-workshop responses and There was some suggestion, however, that ratings for safe driving during the day decreased, with fewer reporting very good to excellent abilities and more reporting fair to good abilities after attending the workshop. Table 3: Ratings of abilities for safe driving by survey training session Rating for safe driving Pre-training (%) Post-training (%) Vision for safe driving during the day: Very good to excellent Fair to good Very poor to poor 68.6 31.4 0.0 67.6 32.4 0.0 Vision for safe driving at night: Very good to excellent Fair to good Very poor to poor 34.3 57.1 8.6 38.2 52.9 8.8 Ability to respond quickly: Very good to excellent Fair to good Very poor to poor 40.0 54.3 5.7 35.3 58.8 5.8 Upper body strength and flexibility: Very good to excellent Fair to good Very poor to poor 51.4 45.7 2.9 55.9 41.2 2.9 Lower body strength and flexibility: Very good to excellent Fair to good Very poor to poor 54.3 42.8 2.9 50.0 47.1 2.9 Participants were asked to respond to a series of general statements about older driver safety (Table 4). Generally, participants were aware of important road safety issues prior to attending the training session, with the majority agreeing with statements on self-regulation amongst older drivers, driving at safe speeds and safety features of vehicles. There was less
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