driving ability

collocation in English

meaningsofdrivingandability

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driving
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈdraɪ.vɪŋ/us
/ˈdraɪ.vɪŋ/
strong and powerful and therefore causing things ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofdrivingandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Score on the driver confidence scale was also associated with score on the index of self-perceiveddrivingability.
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Personality did not mediate the relationship between driving confidence and self-rateddrivingability.
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Around 600 older drivers were surveyed about their level of confidence while driving, their self-rateddrivingability, their driving behaviour and their personality.
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Accordingly, drivers in the sample were also asked to indicate how they rated their owndrivingabilityacross a range of tasks and situations.
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At a more clinical level, virtually all cognitive screening tests have a correlation with compromiseddrivingability.
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Second the relationship between the outcome variable (selfrateddrivingability) and the independent variable (driving confidence) was assessed.
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The data also suggests that there are many interventions that can ameliorate the impact of disease ondrivingability.
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Levels of nervousness when driving were surprisingly low, although there was no evidence of unrealistic self-ratings ofdrivingability.
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Their findings show that confidence indrivingabilitywas closely related to self-rateddrivingability, but not to demographics, driving history or driving performance as measured by an on-road test.
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It is commented that it is extremely difficult to assessdrivingabilityin people with dementia.
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Third, the outcome variable (self-rateddrivingability) was regressed onto both the mediator (personality) and the independent variable (driving confidence).
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Many motorists find the lap and shoulder strap most uncomfortable and in that position theirdrivingabilityis quite severely impaired.
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It is that emergency control ability, and generaldrivingability, which concern the registrar.
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The present driver licensing system recognises that aging may affectdrivingability, although this varies from person to person.
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Any amount of alcohol impairsdrivingability, and ability definitely deteriorates with more than 50 mg of alcohol.
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I will, very briefly, justify the fact that impairment ofdrivingabilityshould be an offence by this logical argument.
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Some medicinal and illegal drugs can impairdrivingabilityand its is already an offence to drive while impaired through drugs.
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