MODELING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR AIRPORT TECHNICAL DATA MANAGEMENT USING THE INFORMATION RESOURCES DICTIONARY SYSTEM (IRDS) STANDARD

Attitudes of older and younger drivers were investigated using questionnaires. One hundred twenty-seven (127) younger and one hundred eight (108) older drivers who had voluntarily registered in driving education courses satisfactorily completed questionnaires about attitudes and behaviors pertinent to safe driving. Half of each sample rated the average driver in their age group and the average driver in the opposite age group as regarded thirty-three attitudes promoting safe driving, twenty courteous safe driving behaviors and eleven discourteous, unsafe driving behaviors. Younger drivers viewed older drivers as overly cautious, too slow to act and apt to cause accidents, and rated their peers as overly aggressive and discourteous. Older drivers saw younger drivers as aggressive and discourteous, and they rated their peers as cautious, courteous, and aware of age-related limitations. Findings indicate that each group was aware that safety hazards are created by drivers in their age group.