Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Older Drivers
Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Older Drivers

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Published: 2003

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One in eight people today is age 65 or older. By 2030, the number is expected to swell to one in five. This age group accounts for close to 14 percent of all traffic fatalities-about 6,000 people a year-and an even higher percentage of pedestrian deaths, which include about 1,000 seniors. Compared to younger age groups, fewer seniors have licenses and they drive fewer miles per licensed driver. Yet, per mile driven, seniors have higher crash rates than any other group except teenagers. A senior's risk of crashing may be increased due to the normal physiological changes that accompany aging, including slower reaction times, poorer nighttime vision, reduced depth perception, reduced visual contrast sensitivity, and reduced ability to divide attention time.

Improving the Safety of Older Road Users
Improving the Safety of Older Road Users

Author: Jane C. Stutts

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0309097525

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 348: Improving the Safety of Older Road Users examines programs and policies in place across the country to improve the safety and mobility of older road users. The report documents a range of strategies and related programs under way in roadway engineering, driver licensing, public information and education, and enforcement and adjudication.

Older Driver Safety
Older Driver Safety

Author: Kathleen Siggerud

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2007-08

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781422317150

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As people age, their physical, visual, & cognitive abilities may decline, making it more difficult for them to drive safely. Older drivers are also more likely to suffer injuries or die in crashes than drivers in other age groups. These safety issues will increase in significance because older adults represent the fastest-growing U.S. population segment. This report examined: (1) what the fed. gov¿t. has done to promote practices to make roads safer for older drivers & the extent to which states have implemented those practices; (2) the extent to which states assess the fitness of older drivers & what support the fed. gov¿t. has provided; & (3) what initiatives selected states have implemented to improve the safety of older drivers. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.