Table 4.
Naturalistic driving errors (CDAS) ordered by severity in the overall group.
| CDAS items | Mean Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n=103) |
Controls (n=44) |
Patients (n=59) |
|
| Checks blind spotsa | 0.77 | 0.41 | 1.03* |
| Makes complete stopsa | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.67 |
| Pays attention | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.54 |
| Awareness of driving on others | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.66 |
| Responds to signage | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.56 |
| Lane keepinga | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.48 |
| Appropriate response to emergency vehicles | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.47 |
| Traffic awarenessa | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.47 |
| Right turn | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.54* |
| Speed controla | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.39 |
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 road test errors.