A comprehensive guide of transportation options that help seniors get around their communities safely while maintaining their independence and freedom. Includes resources to find your own local transportation provider.
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Transportation for seniors: Which services are best for you? — National (01/18/2023)
Source: For Profit OrganizationIn-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
In-Vehicle Technology Use and Associated Factors Among Older Drivers — National (01/01/2023)
Source: Professional AssociationThis 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
Promoting Older Driver Safety: Guide for State Practices — National (01/01/2023)
Source: Professional AssociationThe TRB Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program's BTSCRP Research Report 4: Promoting Older Driver Safety: Guide for State Practices provides guidance for SHSOs to enhance older driver safety.
Promoting Older Driver Safety: Guide for State Practices — National (01/01/2023)
Source: Professional AssociationThe TRB Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program's BTSCRP Research Report 4: Promoting Older Driver Safety: Guide for State Practices provides guidance for SHSOs to enhance older driver safety.
Promoting Older Driver Safety: Guide for State Practices — National (01/01/2023)
Source: Professional AssociationAs state-level agencies charged with providing information and programs on behavioral traffic safety, SHSOs are a logical place to develop a more extensive older driver safety program
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week: Dec. 5–9, 2016 — National (12/05/2016)
Source: Professional AssociationAOTA's Older Driver Safety Awareness Week, December 5–9, 2016, aims to promote understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation to ensuring older adults remain active in the community.
Development of a curriculum and roadside screening tool for Law enforcement identification of medical impairment in aging drivers — National (12/03/2016)
Source: ExpertAdditional information showing how the DOSCI tool was developed and tested as a roadside screening tool can be found at the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health.
Exploration of Older Drivers’ Speeding Behavior — National (10/01/2016)
Source: ExpertSpeeding increases crash risk and resulting injury severity. Older drivers are at increased risk of injury due to frailty, at increased risk of crashing due to slower reaction times compared to younger drivers.
Tennessee Senior Driver Safety Summit and CarFit Training Event — National (09/19/2016)
Source: Professional AssociationTennessee Senior Driver Safety Summit and CarFit Training Event hosted by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.