Low-cost training program can reduce hazardous driving in older adults A recent proof-of-concept study finds that a low-cost training program can reduce hazardous driving in older adults. Researchers hope the finding will lead to the training becoming more widely available. On-road training and simulator training programs have been successful at reducing car accidents involving older drivers - with benefits lasting for years after the training,. However, many older adults are unlikely to have access to these training programs or technologies." Jing Yuan, first author of the study and Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University "We developed a training program, called Drive Aware, that would be accessible to anyone who has a computer," says Jing Feng, corresponding author of the study and a professor of psychology at NC State. "Specifically, Drive Aware is a cognitive training program for older adults to help them accurately detect road hazards. The goal of our recent study was to determine the extent to which Drive Aware influences driving behaviors when trainees actually get behind the wheel."