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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 11.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Factors. 2012 Aug;54(4):663–674. doi: 10.1177/0018720811435235

TABLE 1.

Rhode Island Road Test Scale Used to Evaluate On-Road Driving Performance

1. Awareness of signs 0 1 2
2. Light awareness 0 1 2
3. Approaches intersection at appropriate speed 0 1 2
4. Brakes smoothly and accurately 0 1 2
5. Comes to a complete stop 0 1 2
6. Aware of traffic situations 0 1 2
7. Responds appropriately to signal 0 1 2
8. Scans 0 1 2
9. Uses mirrors 0 1 2
10. Positions for turn 0 1 2
11. Yields right of way 0 1 2
12. Proceeds timely 0 1 2
13. Accelerates smoothly and accurately 0 1 2
14. Signal use 0 1 2
15. Attends to task 0 1 2
16. Awareness of pedestrians 0 1 2
17. Spatial awareness 0 1 2
18. Lane selection 0 1 2
19. Lane keeping 0 1 2
20. Awareness of environment 0 1 2
21. Speed control 0 1 2
22. Steering control 0 1 2
23. Uses mirrors for lane change 0 1 2
24. Checks blind spots 0 1 2
25. Changes lanes without verbal cue 0 1 2
26. Scans while in motion 0 1 2
27. Shifts for park 0 1 2
28. Turns vehicle engine off 0 1 2

Note. Key: 0 = unimpaired, 1 = mildly impaired, 2 = moderately to severely impaired.