Abstract
To reduce the number of traffic accidents caused by older drivers, driver safety coaching system has little effect since the characteristics of this group of drivers are different from other groups and difficult to analyze objectively. This report proposes a new driving coaching system based on the assumption that recognition characteristics of older drivers are related to their physical characteristics. Recognition characteristics of both physical and driving aspects are investigated from several questionnaire surveys followed by experiments using a driving simulator and carrying out a number of physical tests. This paper is specially focused on older driver's visual behavior depending of driving conditions, i.e., on straight road, on intersection point and turning road. This paper reveals some interesting information and understandings; based on them a new safety drive coaching system for older drivers will be purposed and projected in the next step of this research.
