Older drivers may have a breadth of driving experience working for them behind the wheel. But a new study finds they tend to have a narrower field of vision than younger drivers and often miss developments on the curb or sidewalk that could demand their attention.

The study, published online Monday by the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, found that drivers older than 65 were half as likely to notice pedestrians near or moving toward the street as were experienced drivers between the ages of 28 and 45.

Placing the two groups of drivers in a simulator and in front of videos taken from a driver’s eye view, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, found that older drivers took longer to respond to road hazards as well.