This video by the Roadway Safety Foundation provides best practices for improving community safety through better road design, and offers case studies from Florida and Delaware, as well as interviews with leading traffic safety experts.
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Safety Solutions for Older Drivers — National (09/14/2020)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationDriving with Vision Disorders — National (06/13/2020)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThis video produced by NHTSA talks about the three vision disorders that can greatly impact a senior’s ability to drive safely: cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.
Plan for the Road Ahead- Boomers — National (02/20/2020)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationMake a transportation plan.
A Road Less Traveled: Older Men Struggle More Than Women as Driving Decreases — National (02/18/2020)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationNew AAA report find genders handle reductions in driving differently.
Clinician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers, 4th Edition — National (12/31/2019)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThe Clinician’s Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers is published by the American Geriatrics Society for healthcare providers.
Keeping Older Drivers Safe — National (04/08/2019)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationLearn about the many variables that impact driving ability, how driving skills are assessed, how to talk with an older driver about driving concerns, and how to develop solutions for transportation alternatives.
Cognitive Impairment Traffic Contact — National (01/01/2019)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationWatch steps an officer takes in identifying an aging driver with cognitive impairments, how to call a family members, and how to make a referral to the DMV.
Preserving the Mobility and Safety of Older Americans — National (03/01/2018)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThis report from TRIP, and details a number of strategies for designing safer roads for seniors.
Ohio’s Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving Safety for Aging Citizens — Ohio (03/01/2018)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationThis article from the ITE Journal discusses how the Ohio Department of Transportation has collaborated with occupational therapists to develop a comprehensive approach to older driver safety.
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week: Dec. 4-8, 2017 — National (12/08/2017)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationAOTA's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, December 4–8, 2017, aims to promote understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation to ensuring older adults remain active in the community