This presentation has been prepared to help you educate staff and team members on the tools and resources that the Clearinghouse on Older Road User Safety (ChORUS) offers to help respond to callers with concerns about older adult driving safety.
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ChORUS: Your Resource for Helping Callers Presentation — National (08/02/2024)
Source: Nonprofit Organization5 Car Safety Systems Older Drivers Should Not Skip — National (03/02/2024)
Source: ExpertOlder drivers are among the safer drivers. But car safety tech can still help you stay injury-free.
Law Enforcement Resources on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia — National (09/15/2023)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationFive resources provide law enforcement with information on Alzheimer's disease and dementia. These resources can be used by professionals to help assess and assist individuals in need.
Older adults are more easily distracted — National (05/10/2023)
Source: UniversityThe study assessed the interaction between physical exertion and short-term memory performance when distractors were present or absent in younger and older adults.
Everything You Need to Know About Car Recalls — National (04/22/2023)
Source: For Profit OrganizationConsequently, it’s important to be aware of – and adhere to – all car recalls. To help better understand the topic, we asked our AAA experts for answers to all your car recall questions.
How to Know When Your Parents Should Stop Driving — National (03/31/2023)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationDriving is one of the greatest symbols of independence and control we enjoy. So just how do you know when your parents should stop driving?
In-Vehicle Technology Use and Associated Factors Among Older Drivers — National (01/10/2023)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThis study examines the prevalence and frequency of use of in-vehicle technologies as well as the relationships between technology-use frequency and associated factors among a subset of AAA participants
Older Driver Safety: When It’s Time to Stop Driving — National (12/06/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationThis is an article about warning signs on when you may indicate someone should stop driving.
Older driver vehicle preferences and perceptions of safety: A survey — National (12/02/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationIncreasing older drivers’ understanding of the importance of advancements in vehicle safety may result in greater ownership of safer vehicles and fewer road injuries.
The Dangers of Distracted Senior Drivers — National (10/31/2022)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThe Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First Half (January-June) of 2021 was released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and it reveals the biggest six-month increase ever seen in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.