Outil de sensibilisation des proches à la conduite automobile des aînés

ABSTRACTThis study aimed to explore the impact of an awareness tool for relatives of older drivers (OSCARPA) on i) their interest, openness and knowledge, ii) changes of abilities required for safe driving, and iii) utilization of compensatory strategies. A pre-experimental design with pretest (T0) and post-test (T1) eight to ten weeks after the intervention was realized with 45 relatives in contact with an older driver of 65 years old or older and who was driving at least once a week. Overall, the results demonstrated that OSCARPA increased i) interest, openness and knowledge of relatives (p<0.001), as well as their perceptions of ii) changes of abilities of older drivers (p=0.02), and iii) their utilization of compensatory strategies (p=0.001). Future studies would be relevant to further evaluate and increase the effectiveness of OSCARPA.

Older People Driving a High-Tech Automobile: Emergent Driving Routines and New Relationships with Driving

Advanced vehicle technologies (AVTs) (e.g., lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring) are sophisticated computer and electronically mediated communications that provide information to users, and, at times, assume control over parts of the driving task (e.g., automated braking). This article examines how AVTs are refashioning older people’s embodied relationships with driving, including driving routines, skills, sensuous dispositions, and modes of control that are considered integral to driving. Results from interviews with 35 older drivers driving a high-tech car call attention to the opportunities and challenges that entanglements with AVTs can present for aging drivers.Les technologies automobiles de pointe (TAP) (par exemple, les systèmes de suivi de voie et de surveillance d’angle mort) offrent une communication informatique et électronique qui informe les automobilistes et parfois même assume le contrôle d’une partie de la conduite (par exemple, freinage automatique). Cet article examine comment les TAP sont en train de modifier le rapport personnel des aînés envers la conduite, y compris les routines, habiletés, dispositions sensuelles et modes de contrôle qui font partie intégrante de la conduite automobile. Les résultats d’entretiens avec 35 aînés conduisant des automobiles de pointe soulignent les occasions et défis que les TAP peuvent présenter à ces aînés.MOTS CLÉS Phénoménologie; Technologie; Usagers et gratifications; Vieillissement; Personnalisation