Read these bicycle safety tips for seniors to make bike riding a safer - and more enjoyable experience.
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Bicycle Safety Tips That All Seniors Should Follow — National (09/01/2022)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationAmerica’s Rural Roads — National (09/01/2022)
Source: For Profit OrganizationOlder drivers also experience slower cognition, have longer reaction times, and may have difficulty with some of the physical aspects of the driving tasks.
3 Key Changes Could Make Roads Safer for Older Pedestrians — National (07/22/2022)
Source: NewsU.S News wrote an article on ways to make roads safer for older pedestrians.
Changes to street crossings could make roads safer for elderly pedestrians — National (07/22/2022)
Source: State Agency/ProgramTo improve pedestrian safety at street crossings, researchers called for changes to improve visibility and illumination, to increase the use of left-turn traffic signals and shorten crossing distances.
Traffic Safety Facts Older Population - 2020 — National (07/12/2022)
Source: Nonprofit OrganizationFor the purpose of this fact sheet, the term "older" in relation to population, drivers, occupants, and nonoccupants- refers to people 65 and older.
Pedestrian Bike Safety Resource sheet — National (06/10/2022)
Source: For Profit OrganizationPedestrians- Traffic Safety Fact Sheet — National (06/08/2022)
Source: US Department of TransportationThis fact sheet defines a pedestrian as any person on foot, walking, running, jogging, hiking, sitting, or lying down who is involved in a motor vehicle traffic crash.
Disparities in Activity and Traffic Fatalities by Race/Ethnicity — National (06/07/2022)
Source: US Department of TransportationA study finds that Black and Hispanic Americans have higher traffic fatality rates per mile traveled than White Americans across the transportation system.
Traffic Safety Facts- Bicyclists and Other Cyclists- 2020 — National (06/01/2022)
Source: US Department of TransportationTraffic Safety Fact Sheet are released annually by NHTSA to highlight the latest developments and trend data. The most recent year of finalized data is 2020 Data Bicyclist and other Cyclists 2020
Adaptive Driving Aids for Seniors — National (05/17/2022)
Source: Professional AssociationThere are adaptive aids to help seniors stay safely behind the wheel for longer. Learn more about adaptive driving aids for seniors.