Table 3 Self-reported driving habits and behaviours of patients with brain tumors since diagnosis.
Driving habits | Participants (N = 86) | |
|---|---|---|
Driving experience, years | 31.6 (13.6) | |
Driving experience, hours/week | 11.0 (13.2) | |
Self-reported quality of driving (N,%) | ||
Poor | 0(0) | |
Fair | 0(0) | |
Average | 10 (11.6) | |
Good | 45 (52.3) | |
Excellent | 31 (36.0) | |
Preferred method of transportation (N, %) | ||
Public transport | 6 (7.0) | |
Someone else | 8 (9.3) | |
Drive self | 66 (76.7) | |
Bicycle | 3 (3.5) | |
Walk | 3 (3.5) | |
Collisions (N, %) | 34 (39.5) | |
Driving behaviours | Participants (N = 84) | Difficulty* (mean, SD) |
Driving in rain/snow | 82 (97.6) | 3.4 (0.7) |
Left-hand turns in on-coming traffic | 81 (96.4) | 3.8 (0.5) |
Driving on highway | 79 (94.0) | 3.8 (0.5) |
Driving in rush-hour traffic | 74 (88.1) | 3.8 (0.5) |
Driving at night | 80 (95.2) | 3.6 (0.6) |
Driving faster than speed limit if won’t get caught** | 14 (16.7) | |
Will run a red light if thinks he/she will not get caught** | 3 (3.6) | |
Has concerns about driving ability** | 1 (1.2) | |
Others have concerns about their driving ability** | 3 (3.6) | |
Angry behaviour to other drivers** | 8 (9.5) | |
Limited the amount of driving since diagnosis** (N, %) | 15 (17.9) | |
