Table 3.
Road test (RIRT) errors ordered by severity in the overall group.
| RIRT | Mean Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N=103) |
Controls (n=44) |
Patients (n=59) |
|
| Checks blind spotsa | 0.87 | 0.62 | 1.06* |
| Uses mirrors for lane change | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.34* |
| Uses mirrors | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.27* |
| Traffic awarenessa | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.26* |
| Speed controla | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
| Approaches intersection at appropriate speed | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| Makes complete stopsa | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.21 |
| Proceeds timely | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.23* |
| Brakes smoothly and accurately | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| Lane keepinga | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.20* |
Note. denotes significantly poorer performance in the cognitively impaired group compared to the healthy participants; ratings were made on Likert scale ranging from 0-2 (0=intact; 1=mildly impaired; 2=moderately-severely impaired);
indicates overlap with naturalistic errors.