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Driving slow motorised vehicles with visual impairment
Cordes, Christina
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Driving slow motorised vehicles with
visual impairment
An exploration of driving safety
The research described in this thesis was supported by:
ZonMW - Inzicht (project 94309004) University of Groningen
Royal Dutch Visio Stichting Novum
School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience (BCN), University of Groningen Bartiméus
Printing of this thesis was financially supported by:
Royal Dutch Visio
School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience (BCN), University of Groningen University of Groningen
ZonMW - Inzicht (project 94309004)
Cover: Evelien Jagtman
Printed by: Gildeprint - Enschede
ISBN 978-94-9301-481-7 (printed version) ISBN 978-94-034-1124-8 (electronic version) © 2018, Christina Cordes
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Driving slow motorised vehicles
with visual impairment
An exploration of driving safety
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken
and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Monday, 29 October 2018 at 14.30 hours
by
Christina Cordes
born on June 26 1986 in Papenburg, Germany
Supervisors Prof. W.H. Brouwer Prof. K.A. Brookhuis Co-supervisors Dr. B.J.M Melis-Dankers Dr. J.H.C. Heutink Assessment committee Prof. D. de Waard Prof. J.M. Spikman Prof. G. van Rens
Contents
Chapter 1 General Introduction 7
Chapter 2 Study Design 21
Chapter 3 Mobility Scooter Driving Ability In Visually Impaired Individuals 35
Chapter 4 Vision-related Fitness-to-drive On Mobility Scooters: A Practical Driving Test 51 Chapter 5 Driving Slow Motorised Vehicles With Visual Impairment – A Simulator Study 69
Chapter 6 The Driving Simulator Versus On-road Assessment: Exploring Validity 89
Chapter 7 Neuropsychological Assessment And Mobility Scooter Driving Performance 99
Chapter 8 General Discussion And Conclusion 123
References 139
Appendices A: The Effects Of Habituation And Adding
A Rest-frame On Experienced Simulator Sickness In An Advanced Mobility Scooter Simulator
154 B: The Role Of Contrast Sensitivity 174
Summaries English Summary 182
Nederlandse Samenvatting 188 Deutsche Zusammenfassung 194
Acknowledgements 201
Curriculum Vitae Publications 208
